r/wildlifephotography • • Oct 08 '22

Discussion Reminder: all posts must be OC. Posting a photo which you did not take will get you a PERMANENT ban.

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I've noticed a significant uptick in stolen images lately. This subreddit is OC only, no exceptions.

Please make sure to report any posts which you think break this rule. Even if you're not positive, it's better to submit a report than not. We always review all reports to make sure that we aren't erroneously banning people.


r/wildlifephotography • • Jun 02 '22

Discussion Let's talk gear! Reviews, questions, etc.

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Welcome, /r/wildlifephotography readers!

Equipment is an undeniably important part of wildlife photography, but I've noticed that questions about gear often end up buried by all of the excellent photos that get posted here.

So, I've created this pinned thread as a chance to discuss hardware. There are two main uses that I anticipate, listed in no particular order:

Equipment reviews - What do you shoot with? Do you love it, hate it, or fall somewhere in between? If you want to share your experiences, create a comment and let everyone know what you think. We suggest (but don't require) including photos as well as the prices of your equipment.

Questions Whether you're first starting and are looking to buy a beginner's setup, or just want to know which pro-level lens is best, getting others' opinions can prove valuable. For the best results, include details about what sort of wildlife interests you, as well as your budget.

Feel free to create different top-level comments for each question or review. That helps discussion stay organized.


r/wildlifephotography • • 7h ago

Marine Shots from Galapagos, beginner photographer

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Hello, a couple of photos I just edited from Galapagos.
Looking for critiques and suggestions!


r/wildlifephotography • • 8h ago

Small Mammal Momma weasel with her youngster

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r/wildlifephotography • • 10h ago

Bird Juvenile bald eagle eyeballing me (and our chicken coop)

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If you look closely at the first photo you'll see a young bald eagle hiding behind a leaf in a tree in my backyard. In the second and third, he's clearly trying to decide if my Canon RF100-500L is a fish. Upstate New York.

EDIT - Oops, my bad, it's been pointed out that this is a young red tailed hawk. We've also been getting a lot of adult bald eagles in and around our neighborhood, so I misjudged this one as a juvenile...


r/wildlifephotography • • 17h ago

Large Mammal Kangaroos in the morning light

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r/wildlifephotography • • 6h ago

Bird Birds of Colorado

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Following on from my post yesterday about the mammals of Colorado, here are my favourite bird photos I took. Slightly harder to condense to 20, so many more bird species than mammals!


r/wildlifephotography • • 9h ago

Small Mammal My humble contributions

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I’ve only been at this for a little over a year so please be gentle lol


r/wildlifephotography • • 7h ago

Bird Just a little guy

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r/wildlifephotography • • 10h ago

Bird Great Horned Owl

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141 Upvotes

My original content of a Great Horned Owl in Louisville, KY perched up in a tree close to a golf course


r/wildlifephotography • • 5h ago

Large Mammal Giraffes hydrating in South Africa

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49 Upvotes

r/wildlifephotography • • 9h ago

Sparrowhawk

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100 Upvotes

r/wildlifephotography • • 4h ago

Small Mammal Hidden in plain sight. (Northern Ontario)

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37 Upvotes

r/wildlifephotography • • 8h ago

Red Stag with leucism & other red stags

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r/wildlifephotography • • 19h ago

Golden light over antlers 🦌

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410 Upvotes

Nikon Z8, 70-200mm


r/wildlifephotography • • 16h ago

Puffin's portrait (Iceland, Dyrhólaey Beach)

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217 Upvotes

r/wildlifephotography • • 2h ago

Insect I found this Huge Fuzzy moth

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r/wildlifephotography • • 7h ago

Large Mammal Bison in Yellowstone

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Caught this bunch as they followed our snow coach along a frozen road in west Yellowstone National Park.


r/wildlifephotography • • 15h ago

Large Mammal Snow Leoaprd on ice Ladakh india.

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112 Upvotes

r/wildlifephotography • • 12h ago

Large Mammal Meet the legendary Michael.The Icon of Amboseli National Park,Kenya.

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r/wildlifephotography • • 1d ago

Large Mammal Mammals of Colorado

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I was lucky enough to go on a three week road trip around Colorado and was blown away by the variety of mammals we managed to see. All taken with Canon R5 and RF100-500


r/wildlifephotography • • 14h ago

Bird Grass-green Tanager at Wayqecha, Manu Road, Cusco, Perú

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Although the Grass-green Tanager occurs in Peru from Amazonas all the way south to Puno, near the Bolivian border, at elevations ranging from 1,500 to 3,350 meters, I have only managed to see it at Wayqecha, where it comes to bathe and take advantage of the feeders.
Never has a bird been more aptly named in both English and Spanish!

🇬🇧 Grass-green Tanager
🔬 Chlorornis riefferii
🇪🇸 Tangara Lorito
🗺️ Wayqecha, Manu Road, Cusco, Peru
🗓️ August 2026


r/wildlifephotography • • 10h ago

Some stuff behind my backyard this morning in Buckeye Az. Gambel's quail and a Yellow-rumped warbler.

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r/wildlifephotography • • 4h ago

A little color in a sea of blue.

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r/wildlifephotography • • 9h ago

Bird Turkey Vulture, Vancouver Island.

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