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Bird photography reach calculatorHow many pixels land on the bird with your camera, lens and distance, and the crop that's left at full resolution. Burst Picker: find the sharpest bird in a burstDrop in a burst of bird photos to see which frame has the sharpest bird, with the keeper cropped. Runs in your browser; nothing is uploaded. What shutter speed freezes a bird in flight?How much the wingtips and the whole bird blur at your shutter speed, the speed that freezes them, and how often a burst catches the wings sharp. How to crop bird photosHow much space to leave, where to place the bird, which shape to pick, and how far you can crop. How to batch crop bird photos on a MacCrop a whole outing in one go, from Apple Photos or a folder of RAW files, without losing resolution. How to crop multiple photos at once in Apple PhotosPhotos can't copy a crop between photos. Here's what works instead, including a whole album in one go. How to crop multiple photos at once on WindowsPhotos crops one picture at a time. What Windows and free tools can do with a batch, and how to crop a whole folder of bird photos in one go. How to crop bird photos for eBirdeBird's photo rules in plain words, and how to crop a whole checklist's photos to match them. Crop bird photos before you upload them to iNaturalistiNaturalist shrinks big photos to 2,048 pixels. Crop first and a small bird keeps about 3× the resolution. The best bird photo editing software for Mac, by jobWhich Mac apps to use to cull, crop, edit and denoise bird photos, with prices and RAW support. Bird photo culling software for MacSeven culling tools compared for bird photographers, and what to do with the keepers afterwards. Can you batch crop in Lightroom?Lightroom syncs one crop box to every photo. Here's how, and what to do when the bird moves. BirdFrame vs RobinRAWTwo $29.99 Mac apps that do different jobs: culling and polishing, or cropping a whole set at once. Christmas Bird Count photos: how to document a rare birdWhat a rare bird report needs on the 127th count, how to crop the photo, and how it reaches the regional editor. How much can you crop a bird photo?Pixels left after a crop, print sizes at 300 and 240 ppi, screen sizes, and crop vs teleconverter vs getting closer. Crop RAW bird photos on a MacCrop a whole folder of CR3, NEF, ARW or other RAW files in one go, and what to check in the JPEG crops. Open and crop RAW bird photos on WindowsOpen CR3, NEF and ARW files on Windows with Microsoft's free Raw Image Extension, then crop a whole folder of RAW bird photos in one go. Is 400mm enough for bird photography?Pixels across a songbird, a kingfisher and a heron at 5 to 30 m with 400 mm on six cameras, compared with 600 and 800 mm. Crop sensor or full frame for bird photography?Pixels on the bird with the same lens and distance: Canon R7 vs R5, Nikon Z50II vs Z8, Sony A6700 vs A7R V, OM-1 vs A1. Bird photo contests 2026–27: crop rules, minimum file sizes and deadlinesDeadlines, crop limits, minimum sizes and RAW rules for 11 wildlife photo contests, and how far you can crop and still qualify. Best bridge camera for bird photography? 3 cameras compared by pixels on the birdPixels the P1000, P950 and RX10 IV put on a robin and a chickadee at full zoom, and what a bridge camera's 35mm-equivalent zoom really means. Best Canon camera for bird photography? 10 bodies compared by pixels on the birdEvery Canon body with a guide here, on the same 600 mm lens: pixels on a robin and a chickadee at 10, 25 and 50 m, and what decides reach. Best Fujifilm camera for bird photography? 3 bodies compared by pixels on the birdEvery Fujifilm body with a guide here, on the same 600 mm lens: pixels on a robin and a chickadee at 10, 25 and 50 m, and what decides reach. Best Micro Four Thirds camera for bird photography? 6 bodies compared by pixels on the birdEvery Micro Four Thirds body with a guide here, on the same 600 mm lens: pixels on a robin and a chickadee at 10, 25 and 50 m, and what decides reach. Best Nikon camera for bird photography? 10 bodies compared by pixels on the birdEvery Nikon body with a guide here, on the same 600 mm lens: pixels on a robin and a chickadee at 10, 25 and 50 m, and what decides reach. Best Sony camera for bird photography? 10 bodies compared by pixels on the birdEvery Sony body with a guide here, on the same 600 mm lens: pixels on a robin and a chickadee at 10, 25 and 50 m, and what decides reach. Canon EOS R7 for bird photography: the numbers, worked outPixels the Canon EOS R7 puts on a bird at 10–50 m, crop headroom against iNaturalist and contest sizes, and wingtip blur in flight. Canon EOS R6 Mark II for bird photography: the numbers, worked outPixels the Canon EOS R6 Mark II puts on a bird at 10–50 m, crop headroom against iNaturalist and contest sizes, and wingtip blur in flight. Nikon Z8 for bird photography: the numbers, worked outPixels the Nikon Z8 puts on a bird at 10–50 m, crop headroom against iNaturalist and contest sizes, and wingtip blur in flight. Nikon Z9 for bird photography: the numbers, worked outPixels the Nikon Z9 puts on a bird at 10–50 m, crop headroom against iNaturalist and contest sizes, and wingtip blur in flight. Sony A1 II for bird photography: the numbers, worked outPixels the Sony A1 II puts on a bird at 10–50 m, crop headroom against iNaturalist and contest sizes, and wingtip blur in flight. Sony A7R V for bird photography: the numbers, worked outPixels the Sony A7R V puts on a bird at 10–50 m, crop headroom against iNaturalist and contest sizes, and wingtip blur in flight. Nikon Z6III for bird photography: the numbers, worked outPixels the Nikon Z6III puts on a bird at 10–50 m, crop headroom against iNaturalist and contest sizes, and wingtip blur in flight. Sony A6700 for bird photography: the numbers, worked outPixels the Sony A6700 puts on a bird at 10–50 m, crop headroom against iNaturalist and contest sizes, and wingtip blur in flight. Canon EOS R10 for bird photography: the numbers, worked outPixels the Canon EOS R10 puts on a bird at 10–50 m, crop headroom against iNaturalist and contest sizes, and wingtip blur in flight. Fujifilm X-H2S for bird photography: the numbers, worked outPixels the Fujifilm X-H2S puts on a bird at 10–50 m, crop headroom against iNaturalist and contest sizes, and wingtip blur in flight. Canon EOS 5D Mark IV for bird photography: the numbers, worked outPixels the Canon EOS 5D Mark IV puts on a bird at 10–50 m, crop headroom against iNaturalist and contest sizes, and wingtip blur in flight. Canon EOS 7D Mark II for bird photography: the numbers, worked outPixels the Canon EOS 7D Mark II puts on a bird at 10–50 m, crop headroom against iNaturalist and contest sizes, and wingtip blur in flight. Canon EOS 90D for bird photography: the numbers, worked outPixels the Canon EOS 90D puts on a bird at 10–50 m, crop headroom against iNaturalist and contest sizes, and wingtip blur in flight. Canon EOS R3 for bird photography: the numbers, worked outPixels the Canon EOS R3 puts on a bird at 10–50 m, crop headroom against iNaturalist and contest sizes, and wingtip blur in flight. Canon EOS R5 for bird photography: the numbers, worked outPixels the Canon EOS R5 puts on a bird at 10–50 m, crop headroom against iNaturalist and contest sizes, and wingtip blur in flight. Canon EOS R50 for bird photography: the numbers, worked outPixels the Canon EOS R50 puts on a bird at 10–50 m, crop headroom against iNaturalist and contest sizes, and wingtip blur in flight. Canon EOS R8 for bird photography: the numbers, worked outPixels the Canon EOS R8 puts on a bird at 10–50 m, crop headroom against iNaturalist and contest sizes, and wingtip blur in flight. Fujifilm X-H2 for bird photography: the numbers, worked outPixels the Fujifilm X-H2 puts on a bird at 10–50 m, crop headroom against iNaturalist and contest sizes, and wingtip blur in flight. Fujifilm X-T5 for bird photography: the numbers, worked outPixels the Fujifilm X-T5 puts on a bird at 10–50 m, crop headroom against iNaturalist and contest sizes, and wingtip blur in flight. Nikon Coolpix P1000 for bird photography: the numbers, worked outPixels the Nikon Coolpix P1000 puts on a bird at full zoom from 25 to 100 m, what they can and can't show, crop headroom and wingtip blur. Nikon Coolpix P950 for bird photography: the numbers, worked outPixels the Nikon Coolpix P950 puts on a bird at full zoom from 25 to 100 m, what they can and can't show, crop headroom and wingtip blur. Nikon D500 for bird photography: the numbers, worked outPixels the Nikon D500 puts on a bird at 10–50 m, crop headroom against iNaturalist and contest sizes, and wingtip blur in flight. Nikon D5600 for bird photography: the numbers, worked outPixels the Nikon D5600 puts on a bird at 10–50 m, crop headroom against iNaturalist and contest sizes, and wingtip blur in flight. Nikon D7500 for bird photography: the numbers, worked outPixels the Nikon D7500 puts on a bird at 10–50 m, crop headroom against iNaturalist and contest sizes, and wingtip blur in flight. Nikon D850 for bird photography: the numbers, worked outPixels the Nikon D850 puts on a bird at 10–50 m, crop headroom against iNaturalist and contest sizes, and wingtip blur in flight. Nikon Z50II for bird photography: the numbers, worked outPixels the Nikon Z50II puts on a bird at 10–50 m, crop headroom against iNaturalist and contest sizes, and wingtip blur in flight. Nikon Z5II for bird photography: the numbers, worked outPixels the Nikon Z5II puts on a bird at 10–50 m, crop headroom against iNaturalist and contest sizes, and wingtip blur in flight. Nikon Zf for bird photography: the numbers, worked outPixels the Nikon Zf puts on a bird at 10–50 m, crop headroom against iNaturalist and contest sizes, and wingtip blur in flight. Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III for bird photography: the numbers, worked outPixels the Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III puts on a bird at 10–50 m, crop headroom against iNaturalist and contest sizes, and wingtip blur in flight. Olympus OM-D E-M1X for bird photography: the numbers, worked outPixels the Olympus OM-D E-M1X puts on a bird at 10–50 m, crop headroom against iNaturalist and contest sizes, and wingtip blur in flight. OM System OM-1 for bird photography: the numbers, worked outPixels the OM System OM-1 puts on a bird at 10–50 m, crop headroom against iNaturalist and contest sizes, and wingtip blur in flight. OM System OM-1 Mark II for bird photography: the numbers, worked outPixels the OM System OM-1 Mark II puts on a bird at 10–50 m, crop headroom against iNaturalist and contest sizes, and wingtip blur in flight. Panasonic Lumix G9 for bird photography: the numbers, worked outPixels the Panasonic Lumix G9 puts on a bird at 10–50 m, crop headroom against iNaturalist and contest sizes, and wingtip blur in flight. Panasonic Lumix G9 II for bird photography: the numbers, worked outPixels the Panasonic Lumix G9 II puts on a bird at 10–50 m, crop headroom against iNaturalist and contest sizes, and wingtip blur in flight. Sony A1 for bird photography: the numbers, worked outPixels the Sony A1 puts on a bird at 10–50 m, crop headroom against iNaturalist and contest sizes, and wingtip blur in flight. Sony A6400 for bird photography: the numbers, worked outPixels the Sony A6400 puts on a bird at 10–50 m, crop headroom against iNaturalist and contest sizes, and wingtip blur in flight. Sony A6600 for bird photography: the numbers, worked outPixels the Sony A6600 puts on a bird at 10–50 m, crop headroom against iNaturalist and contest sizes, and wingtip blur in flight. Sony A7 IV for bird photography: the numbers, worked outPixels the Sony A7 IV puts on a bird at 10–50 m, crop headroom against iNaturalist and contest sizes, and wingtip blur in flight. Sony A7 V for bird photography: the numbers, worked outPixels the Sony A7 V puts on a bird at 10–50 m, crop headroom against iNaturalist and contest sizes, and wingtip blur in flight. Sony A7R VI for bird photography: the numbers, worked outPixels the Sony A7R VI puts on a bird at 10–50 m, crop headroom against iNaturalist and contest sizes, and wingtip blur in flight. Sony A9 III for bird photography: the numbers, worked outPixels the Sony A9 III puts on a bird at 10–50 m, crop headroom against iNaturalist and contest sizes, and wingtip blur in flight. Sony RX10 IV for bird photography: the numbers, worked outPixels the Sony RX10 IV puts on a bird at full zoom from 10 to 50 m, how they compare with a 600 mm lens, crop headroom and wingtip blur. Sony FE 200-600mm for bird photography: the numbers, worked outPixels the Sony FE 200-600mm puts on a bird at 10–50 m on six bodies, crop headroom against iNaturalist and contest sizes, and wingtip blur in flight. Sigma 150-600mm for bird photography: the numbers, worked outPixels the Sigma 150-600mm puts on a bird at 10–50 m on six bodies, crop headroom against iNaturalist and contest sizes, and wingtip blur in flight. Canon RF 100-400mm for bird photography: the numbers, worked outPixels the Canon RF 100-400mm puts on a bird at 10–50 m on five bodies, crop headroom against iNaturalist and contest sizes, and wingtip blur in flight. Canon RF 100-500mm for bird photography: the numbers, worked outPixels the Canon RF 100-500mm puts on a bird at 10–50 m on five bodies, crop headroom against iNaturalist and contest sizes, and wingtip blur in flight. Canon RF 200-800mm for bird photography: the numbers, worked outPixels the Canon RF 200-800mm puts on a bird at 10–50 m on five bodies, crop headroom against iNaturalist and contest sizes, and wingtip blur in flight. Nikon Z 180-600mm for bird photography: the numbers, worked outPixels the Nikon Z 180-600mm puts on a bird at 10–50 m on five bodies, crop headroom against iNaturalist and contest sizes, and wingtip blur in flight. Sony FE 100-400mm GM for bird photography: the numbers, worked outPixels the Sony FE 100-400mm GM puts on a bird at 10–50 m on six bodies, crop headroom against iNaturalist and contest sizes, and wingtip blur in flight.

Hummingbird photography: shutter speed, lens and crop for hummingbirds in flightWhy no shutter speed freezes a Ruby-throated Hummingbird's wings, pixels across its wings with 400, 600 and 800 mm, and how far away it can be for a 2,048 px image or an A4 print. Bald Eagle photography: shutter speed, lens and crop for bald eagles in flightShutter speeds that freeze a Bald Eagle in flight, pixels across its wings with 400, 600 and 800 mm, and how far away it can be for a 2,048 px image or an A4 print. Osprey photography: shutter speed, lens and crop for ospreys in flightShutter speeds that freeze an Osprey in flight, pixels across its wings with 400, 600 and 800 mm, and how far away it can be for a 2,048 px image or an A4 print. Barn Owl photography: shutter speed, lens and crop for barn owls in flightShutter speeds that freeze a Barn Owl in flight, pixels across its wings with 400, 600 and 800 mm, and how far away it can be for a 2,048 px image or an A4 print. Red Kite photography: shutter speed, lens and crop for red kites in flightShutter speeds that freeze a Red Kite in flight, pixels across its wings with 400, 600 and 800 mm, and how far away it can be for a 2,048 px image or an A4 print. Kestrel photography: shutter speed, lens and crop for kestrels in flightShutter speeds that freeze American and Common Kestrels in flight, pixels across their wings with 400, 600 and 800 mm, and how far away they can be for a 2,048 px image or an A4 print. Peregrine Falcon photography: shutter speed, lens and crop for peregrine falcons in flightShutter speeds that freeze a Peregrine Falcon in flight, pixels across its wings with 400, 600 and 800 mm, and how far away it can be for a 2,048 px image or an A4 print. Great Blue Heron photography: shutter speed, lens and crop for great blue herons in flightShutter speeds that freeze a Great Blue Heron in flight, pixels across its wings with 400, 600 and 800 mm, and how far away it can be for a 2,048 px image or an A4 print. Gannet photography: shutter speed, lens and crop for gannets in flightShutter speeds that freeze a Northern Gannet in flight, pixels across its wings with 400, 600 and 800 mm, and how far away it can be for a 2,048 px image or an A4 print. Barn Swallow photography: shutter speed, lens and crop for barn swallows in flightShutter speeds that freeze a Barn Swallow in flight, pixels across its wings with 400, 600 and 800 mm, and how far away it can be for a 2,048 px image or an A4 print. Red-tailed Hawk photography: shutter speed, lens and crop for red-tailed hawks in flightShutter speeds that freeze a Red-tailed Hawk in flight, pixels across its wings with 400, 600 and 800 mm, and how far away it can be for a 2,048 px image or an A4 print. Sandhill Crane photography: shutter speed, lens and crop for sandhill cranes in flightShutter speeds that freeze a Sandhill Crane in flight, pixels across its wings with 400, 600 and 800 mm, and how far away it can be for a 2,048 px image or an A4 print. Grey Heron photography: shutter speed, lens and crop for grey herons in flightShutter speeds that freeze a Grey Heron in flight, pixels across its wings with 400, 600 and 800 mm, and how far away it can be for a 2,048 px image or an A4 print. White-tailed Eagle photography: shutter speed, lens and crop for white-tailed eagles in flightShutter speeds that freeze a White-tailed Eagle in flight, pixels across its wings with 400, 600 and 800 mm, and how far away it can be for a 2,048 px image or an A4 print. Great Egret photography: shutter speed, lens and crop for great egrets in flightShutter speeds that freeze a Great Egret in flight, pixels across its wings with 400, 600 and 800 mm, and how far away it can be for a 2,048 px image or an A4 print. Common Swift photography: shutter speed, lens and crop for swifts in flightShutter speeds that freeze a Common Swift in flight, pixels across its wings with 400, 600 and 800 mm, and how far away it can be for a 2,048 px image or an A4 print. Black Kite photography: shutter speed, lens and crop for black kites in flightShutter speeds that freeze a Black Kite in flight, pixels across its wings with 400, 600 and 800 mm, and how far away it can be for a 2,048 px image or an A4 print. Northern Harrier photography: shutter speed, lens and crop for northern harriers in flightShutter speeds that freeze a Northern Harrier in flight, pixels across its wings with 400, 600 and 800 mm, and how far away it can be for a 2,048 px image or an A4 print. Mallard photography: shutter speed, lens and crop for mallards in flightShutter speeds that freeze a Mallard in flight, pixels across its wings with 400, 600 and 800 mm, and how far away it can be for a 2,048 px image or an A4 print. Canada Goose photography: shutter speed, lens and crop for Canada geese in flightShutter speeds that freeze a Canada Goose in flight, pixels across its wings with 400, 600 and 800 mm, and how far away it can be for a 2,048 px image or an A4 print. Mute Swan photography: shutter speed, lens and crop for mute swans in flightShutter speeds that freeze a Mute Swan in flight, pixels across its wings with 400, 600 and 800 mm, and how far away it can be for a 2,048 px image or an A4 print. Herring Gull photography: shutter speed, lens and crop for herring gulls in flightShutter speeds that freeze a Herring Gull in flight, pixels across its wings with 400, 600 and 800 mm, and how far away it can be for a 2,048 px image or an A4 print. Common Tern photography: shutter speed, lens and crop for common terns in flightShutter speeds that freeze a Common Tern in flight, pixels across its wings with 400, 600 and 800 mm, and how far away it can be for a 2,048 px image or an A4 print.