>>3322669I do it because it is challenging and can be really fun while snapping pics. When I get home and dump the images, it can be overwhelming, because so many are just slightly out of focus or perfectly in focus but the bird is half out of frame. even then the lens may not be able to resolve them in any good detail due to distance, being back lit, or low lighting. I try not to snipe them as they take off or land. That's way too easy. I want to capture them when they are soaring, fighting, or nabbing lunch from the air.
It is fun learning the audio cues if what birds are doing. Being able to recognize there's a bird in flight simply by the hint of sound and being able to spin around and snap off a few shots before it is gone then have those shots turn out in focus without motion blur is top notch fun. I don't play video games anymore, but this feels like a video game. It is more rewarding too.
>even at 1/2500 there's a bit of motion blur on the tip of the wings. 