If there’s something we’ve learned from the hilariously entertaining Crap Wildlife Photography Facebook group that became a real hit online (check it out in our previous features here, here, and here!) it’s that animals are unpredictable. But so is the weather forecast, camera battery, particular location, you name it. There’s also always a chance to get photobombed.
This Facebook group which follows in the same footsteps of photographic hilarity titled “Crap Bird Photography” offers the same amusement, except it features feathered friends only.
“You know the story: there’s always something in the way, they just won’t pose right; the camera does something it shouldn’t; wrong exposure, fuzzy photos, can’t get the bird in the frame, etc., etc.,” says the group’s description and its 118K members couldn’t agree more.
So we wrapped up some of the best of the crappiest takes on capturing a bird right below! Be sure to upvote your funniest and make sure to check out our previous article with more failed photos of birds.
#1 Wishing You All A Happy And Spoooky Halloween 2022 From Australia – Down Under
#2 Propeller Bird About To Take Off! – Aka. Red-Capped Robin
#3 I’ve Made An Important Scientific Discovery. Hummingbirds Aren’t Really Flying In The Air, They Are Doing Jumping Jacks To Stay Up There
Bored Panda reached out to Dr. Kathi Borgmann, the Communications Coordinator of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, who has been studying bird songs and recording their vocalizations throughout Central and South America. Today, Borgmann’s love of birds and the natural world drives her to share her passions to educate and inspire.
Borgmann confirmed that photographing birds in flight is particularly challenging, “because it can be hard to get a sharp focus on a swift-moving bird.” She argues that capturing any fast-moving animal is more challenging, so it’s better not to expect picture-perfect photos from the get go.
#4 Bruce In His “Eating Dome” Part Two
#5 Whoa, Time To Move The Kids Along
#6 I Know It Is About Birgs But This Cow Is Cute And I Wanted To Share With You
We were also eager to find out about how Borgmann studies bird songs. “There are many ways to study bird song, but one primary way is to analyze the characteristics of a bird’s song.”
“That starts with recording the vocalizations of many individuals using recording equipment. After gathering enough vocalizations, researchers start to examine the pitch, number of notes, song complexity, and more to understand, for example, how the vocalizations might differ between individuals in different regions,” Borgmann explained.
#7 I Actually Think This Photo Is Pretty Good, But As A Photographic Model, This Bird Is Crap!
#8 Spiderbird
#9 I Thought I Took A Beautiful Photo Of My Rescued Starling
To all the young people thinking of studying ornithology, Borgman shared a piece of advice: “If you are thinking of studying ornithology, join a local birding group or nature society in your town. Go on outings with the group and start watching birds, paying attention to what they are doing and start asking questions and noting your observations in a field notebook.”
#10 Thank You For The Add! Here Is One Of My Crap Photos
#11 Trying To Get A Nice Photo Of My Bird Only For Them To Get Stuck In The Spin-Cycle Mode
#12 Getting Mixed Signals From This Curlew
#13 I Asked You If You Had To Go Before We Left!
#14 Hayhaaaaaay You
#15 Identifications Welcome
#16 Somebody Over At Bird Memes Said I Should Join This Group So I Could Share Loki The White Bellied Caique In Spelunker Mode Under My Collar. So, Here Ya Go!
#17 Oof That’s A Mood Innit?
#18 Dad And His Daughter Had A Kerfuffle Or A Commotion, Disruption, Disturbance, Flutter, Hoo-Ha, Hoo-Hah, Hurly Burly, Or A To-Do. It Was Upsetting
#19 Asking The Boss For A Promotion
#20 Dancing Egret In Jamaica
#21 Had A Small Tsunami Warning At The Pool Today
#22 Today I Met Mr Wet Emu
#23 Why Do These Birds Look Like A Panorama Fail When They Do This?
#24 Im Just Gonna Leave This Here
#25 May I Present The First Ever Photograph Of The Flaccid Feather Duster Bird (Ffdb)
#26 But !!
#27 Y’all, I Did It Again. Last Time My Bird Turned Out To Be A Leaf. Well, I Wasn’t Wearing My Glasses (Again) And This Cute Little Bird Was Bobbing His Head Rocking Back N Forth. I Had Never Seen A Bird Do That Specific Thing Before So I Thought “That’s So Cute Let Me Get A Pic!” Yall …..it Was A Crumpled Fast Food Bag Rocking Back N Forth From The Gentle Breeze
#28 Erm…. Pidge-Off?
#29 My Daughter’s Submission …. Snapped This Big White Dufus While He Was Visiting The Back Deck This Afternoon. He Looks Stoned
#30 I Don’t Trust Myself To Caption This!
