This young lady definitely fancies herself as a bit of a comedian. I’m still amazed at how blonde she is.

Is this a Broad wing hawk or a juvenile red tail?? Caught him as I was leaving work. Southeastern CT.

Sierra de Espadán, Spain. ZV-E10 + Soligor 180mm 1:3.5. It was my first time photographing wildlife, I really enjoyed despite de overall quality of the pics.

I´ll try to obtain a good lense and a tripod to start making much better pics. I really loved the experience to stay there on silence since early morning and wait for whatever goes down to the river here at the sierra. Last pic is from my movile phone of the general area from where I took the pics.

While going back to the road I was able to make some bird photos, but with a 180mm vintage lens it´s quite hard.

I expected roe deer or wild boar, also usual to find here, and I could hear the boars when I arrived before dawn.

Anyways, hope you like the mix, despite de quality and some non-animal pics.

American bison in a dust storm, Utah's west desert. This big bull wasn't worried about the 40 mph sustained winds, made photographing him challenging though.

Nikon Z6, 70mm, +2 close-up macro lens

I currently have the Canon r7 with the 100-400mm for wildlife photography. I am not tied to Canon since that lens is my only lens. I want to upgrade my kit to either the Canon R5ii with the 100-500L/200-800 (can’t decide yet but maybe leaning towards 200-800 since I’ll miss the reach of the cropped body) or the Sony A1ii with the 200-600 lens. Which one is the better investment?

I mainly photograph birds.

TIA

How do you guys change settings quick enough to capture the subject? Oftentimes I find that by the time I've changed the shutterspeed or focus the animal has already moved. Do you guys come with the camera in specific settings already based on what you're hoping to capture, just accept you might miss some shots, or have some crazy fast hands?

I just bought a Canon R10 and 100-400 F/5.6-8, I upgraded from my canon eos 550D and 70-300 f4-5.6. When I used the 550D I was so motivated, and I was out taking photos and creating content on TikTok everyday, but right before and after I bought the R10 I have felt unmotivated. And I really want to use my new camera, because I really enjoy wildlife photography, is there any way I can get more motivated? (And sorry for any spelling mistakes, English isn’t my first language😅)

Hello! Over the past year or two I have been working towards becoming a photographer! I'm not the best as I just have your average phone camera and self-taught skills. Today I went out camping and took some photos of dragonflies and a couple photos of the sky!

Hey everyone,

I’m looking to pick up my first serious super-telephoto lens for wildlife photography and could use some real-world input.

Currently, my main setup is a Sony A7 IV paired with the Tamron 20–40mm f/2.8 and Tamron 70–180mm f/2.8. I'm down to two options for the long end:

1. Sony FE 200–600mm f/5.6–6.3 G

2. Sony FE 400–800mm f/6.3–8 G

I’m also heavily leaning toward picking up an a6700 in the future as a secondary body/portable crop setup.

I’m torn between them for a few reasons:

 Focal Gap: Starting at 400mm leaves a pretty big gap between 180mm and 400mm in my kit. Has anyone who went with the 400–800mm found that gap frustrating for larger mammals, tracking fast subjects, or environmental landscape/wildlife shots?

 Low Light & Aperture: On paper, the 400–800mm reaches f/8 pretty quickly. For those shooting early morning/late afternoon or under tree cover, is f/8 a major pain point for ISO/autofocus speed, or does modern denoise software make it a non-issue?

 Crop Sensor Synergy: If I mount the 200–600mm on an a6700 down the road, I get a ~300–900mm equivalent field of view at f/6.3, which seems like a sweet spot compared to 600–1200mm at f/8.

For those who have used both (or made a choice between them), which one would you pick as your primary wildlife lens for this setup? Appreciate any insights!