World of Birds

We travelled the other day to the Bronx Zoo in NY. It was almost a 3 hour drive one way but well worth it! They have a large variety of exhibits with over 4,000 animals spread across the many acres including indoor exhibits and plenty of places to sit and have a picnic. It was a lot of walking but the pictures are priceless!

Here are a few from the World of Birds exhibit. Interesting of course, all the birds were behind viewing glass, screens, or nets so it took some proper configuration of the camera and zoom to shoot beyond it and get good pictures. This is something to keep in mind. If you really like a subject, don't let what is in front of you be a distraction, learn to shoot through it and focus beyond. In some cases, this requires the use of manual focus instead of having your camera try to focus.

Enjoy these wonderful creatures!

Website Reference: The Bronx Zoo