7 Tips to FIND and Photograph Wildlife

Are you looking to improve your wildlife photography? If so, here are seven tips to make you more successful in finding wildlife when you are out and also help you get better photos of these animals when you find them. Stick around till the end were I give you a bonus eight tip!
Videos for further watching as mentioned in the video:
Searching for Black Bears In the Forest
• A CLOSE encounter with...
Setting Up in Advance with a Photo Blind
• Getting Closer to Wild...
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
02:18 Tip Number 1
03:38 Tip Number 2
05:56 Tip Number 3
07:59 Tip Number 4
09:10 Tip Number 5
09:59 Tip Number 6
10:48 Tip Number 7
11:31 Bonus Tip
12:26 Conclusion
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[@johnwelchphotography]

I like your emphasis on becoming a better naturalist to become a better photographer. Being a photographer got me into be a naturalist and I am richer for it. Keep up the good work!

[@ToddDeWaldPhotography]

It’s amazing how well the two go together and how much more you can find just by being more aware of what’s around you. Thank you for watching!

[@neildbarker]

Really excellent tips. I especially like your idea of scouting the area.
Once you get to learn an area and combine that with knowledge of your wildlife subject makes for some interesting experiences.
One bonus of learning the habits of several wildlife subjects is they can help you locate others. For me this is learning the calls of American Crows, Red Squirrels, and Black-capped Chickadees in my area. All are quite common and have helped locate Barred Owls, Hawks, Eagles, Red Foxes, Raccoons, and others. :)

[@ToddDeWaldPhotography]

Thanks for watching! Being able to listen to an identify what the animals in the forest are saying is a really great skill and definitely one of the best ways to find predators like you mentioned! Happy shooting!

[@withvinayak]

Thanks for the wonderful tips!!

[@ToddDeWaldPhotography]

Glad you liked them. Thanks for watching!

[@Rudy60426]

Great tips thank you

[@ToddDeWaldPhotography]

Thanks for watching again!

[@EricWoodyVariety59]

Good tips young man.

[@ToddDeWaldPhotography]

Thank you hope you can use some of them. Thank you for watching!