Birds Photos</a>"</b> group</a> Link back to the group when commenting on other photos, highlight the code in the box below, right-click, select Copy, go to the photo you wish to comment on, right-click and select Paste to add the following HTML code into your comments: Seen in <a href=https://www.flickr.com/groups/birdsphotos/discuss/72157605955749498/"https://www.flickr.com/groups/birdsphotos">Birds Photos</a> Group. Few thing you should know: The first essential element in bird photography and videography is a sincere respect for the birds and their environment. In any conflict of interest, the well-being of the birds and their habitats must come before the ambitions of the photographer or videographer. Here are some basic guidelines Avoid causing unnecessary disturbance or stress to birds. • Never advance on birds with the intention of making them fly, whether they are lone birds or flocks of birds. This disrupts natural processes such as resting, foraging, or hunting, and causes them to expend energy unnecessarily. • If your approach causes a bird to flush (fly or run away) or change its behavior, you’re too close. Some birds may “freeze” in place rather than fly away, or may hunch into a protective, aggressive, or pre-flight stance. Watch for changes in posture indicating that a bird is stressed, and if you see these, back away. If focused on you, birds may miss a predator. • Use flash sparingly (if at all), as a supplement to natural light. Avoid the use of flash on nocturnal birds (e.g., owls, nightjars) at night, as it may temporarily limit their ability to hunt for food or avoid obstacles. • Do not use drones to photograph or record video footage of birds, especially at their nests. Although drones can be useful for researchers and biologists documenting bird populations (such as at island nesting colonies), drones in general can be very disruptive to birds. • Be cautious with remotely triggered cameras. Setting a trap around a fresh kill or cache is generally acceptable, but supplying bait or other lure in order to attract an animal is not. Never use direct flash, which may temporarily blind owls; a flash with a filter that lets only infrared light through is acceptable. • Concern for birds’ habitat is also essential. Be aware and respectful of your surroundings. Avoid trampling sensitive vegetation or disturbing other wildlife. Nesting birds are particularly vulnerable and need extra consideration. • Keep a respectful distance from the nest. If you’re using a macro lens or including the nest as a focal point in an image/footage with a wide-angle lens, even if you’re operating the camera remotely, you’re probably too close. Telephoto lenses of at least 500mm are recommended. • Avoid flushing adults, scaring young, or doing anything to draw the attention of predators to the nest. For example, repeatedly walking to a nest can leave both a foot trail and scent trail for predators. • Do not move or cut anything from around the nest, such as branches or leaves, as these provide both essential camouflage and protection from the elements. • Maintain a minimum distance of 25 yards from beach-nesting birds, especially solitary flightless chicks but also adults brooding, feeding, or incubating chicks. Parents frightened from their nests leave young vulnerable to swift predation from gulls and other animals, as well as deadly temperature extremes. • Situate yourself so that you are not in a direct line from the nest area to the water, which can inhibit the family and/or chicks from heading down to the waterline to feed. It is vital that chicks feed as much as possible to gain enough weight to survive their upcoming migration. If the young are feeding at the shoreline, take special care to keep your distance so they don’t hurry back to the nest area/dunes. That said, no one here knows everything. We learn stuff here every single day. Read, and ask questions. We have also created "Birds Photos" group FAQ, for the benefit of new members. More important than the subject matter is the approach to helping (or being helped by) others. Good luck and happy shooting! :) (group created in February, 2008 by M)" />
Birds Photos</a>"</b> group</a> Link back to the group when commenting on other photos, highlight the code in the box below, right-click, select Copy, go to the photo you wish to comment on, right-click and select Paste to add the following HTML code into your comments: Seen in <a href=https://www.flickr.com/groups/birdsphotos/discuss/72157605955749498/"https://www.flickr.com/groups/birdsphotos">Birds Photos</a> Group. Few thing you should know: The first essential element in bird photography and videography is a sincere respect for the birds and their environment. In any conflict of interest, the well-being of the birds and their habitats must come before the ambitions of the photographer or videographer. Here are some basic guidelines Avoid causing unnecessary disturbance or stress to birds. • Never advance on birds with the intention of making them fly, whether they are lone birds or flocks of birds. This disrupts natural processes such as resting, foraging, or hunting, and causes them to expend energy unnecessarily. • If your approach causes a bird to flush (fly or run away) or change its behavior, you’re too close. Some birds may “freeze” in place rather than fly away, or may hunch into a protective, aggressive, or pre-flight stance. Watch for changes in posture indicating that a bird is stressed, and if you see these, back away. If focused on you, birds may miss a predator. • Use flash sparingly (if at all), as a supplement to natural light. Avoid the use of flash on nocturnal birds (e.g., owls, nightjars) at night, as it may temporarily limit their ability to hunt for food or avoid obstacles. • Do not use drones to photograph or record video footage of birds, especially at their nests. Although drones can be useful for researchers and biologists documenting bird populations (such as at island nesting colonies), drones in general can be very disruptive to birds. • Be cautious with remotely triggered cameras. Setting a trap around a fresh kill or cache is generally acceptable, but supplying bait or other lure in order to attract an animal is not. Never use direct flash, which may temporarily blind owls; a flash with a filter that lets only infrared light through is acceptable. • Concern for birds’ habitat is also essential. Be aware and respectful of your surroundings. Avoid trampling sensitive vegetation or disturbing other wildlife. Nesting birds are particularly vulnerable and need extra consideration. • Keep a respectful distance from the nest. If you’re using a macro lens or including the nest as a focal point in an image/footage with a wide-angle lens, even if you’re operating the camera remotely, you’re probably too close. Telephoto lenses of at least 500mm are recommended. • Avoid flushing adults, scaring young, or doing anything to draw the attention of predators to the nest. For example, repeatedly walking to a nest can leave both a foot trail and scent trail for predators. • Do not move or cut anything from around the nest, such as branches or leaves, as these provide both essential camouflage and protection from the elements. • Maintain a minimum distance of 25 yards from beach-nesting birds, especially solitary flightless chicks but also adults brooding, feeding, or incubating chicks. Parents frightened from their nests leave young vulnerable to swift predation from gulls and other animals, as well as deadly temperature extremes. • Situate yourself so that you are not in a direct line from the nest area to the water, which can inhibit the family and/or chicks from heading down to the waterline to feed. It is vital that chicks feed as much as possible to gain enough weight to survive their upcoming migration. If the young are feeding at the shoreline, take special care to keep your distance so they don’t hurry back to the nest area/dunes. That said, no one here knows everything. We learn stuff here every single day. Read, and ask questions. We have also created "Birds Photos" group FAQ, for the benefit of new members. More important than the subject matter is the approach to helping (or being helped by) others. Good luck and happy shooting! :) (group created in February, 2008 by M)" />
How do I submit to the pool?
Firstly you need to join the "Birds Photos" Pool. On the assumption you have done that, now choose one of these two methods:
• Click on your photo that you wish to post to Birds Photos
• Click on the button bellow your photo which says "Add to group"
• Choose "Birds Photos" and click OK, confirming the photo was added to the group.
Alternate method of posting to our gallery:
• Click on "You" then "Organize " (navigation is near the flickr emblem at the top of the page)
• Click in the Your Groups Tab
• Click and drag the picture onto the Icon for the group you wish to post it in (Multiple pics can be added and dragged if that group allows, by pressing CTRL while clicking with your mouse).
How do I add a pic in the discussions?
This can be very handy, and it’s not hard.
• Select your photostream, and click the image you want to post - so you're seeing a single image
• Click on the the bent arrow, near the bottom right corner of your image
• Click on "HTML" section
• Make sure the drop-down box below the code says MEDIUM.
• The text there should be already selected – if not, drag the mouse over the entire HTML code in the box.
• Copy- Paste it here.
Alternate method:
• Click on the bent arrow bellow your photo (when visiting the page of a photo you would like to post here) • Choose the "embed" tab, select the correct size, and copy the code. When you'll paste it here, delete data-flickr-embed="true" in the front and... <script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
...in the end of the code and that should work. Don't delete anything else.
(If you copy this guide, you must provide the link to "Birds Photos" group)
Originally posted at 9:58AM, 3 July 2008 PDT
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