Bird Photos

Mountain Blue Bird		Great Grey Owl		North American Kestrel

Yellowstone National Park has a wide variety of birds to take photos of during all seasons. A few of the bird species in Yellowstone are year-round residents, but most are seasonal birds arriving during spring migration and leaving in fall when the weather turns cold. Travel Photo Guides Yellowstone National Park iPhone app shows you some of the most beautiful birds to look for and take pictures of including: Trumpeter Swan, Sandhill Crane, Great Grey Owl, Mountain Bluebird, North American Kestral, Harlequin Duck, Blue Grouse, American White Pelican, Great Blue Heron, and Yellow-Headed Blackbird.

Yellowstone National Park is filled with magnificent mountains, scenic valleys, waterfalls, geysers, hot springs, lakes, rivers and forests. Yellowstone has the largest concentration of wildlife in the lower 48 states. Besides its famous bison, people come to Yellowstone to see and take pictures of grizzly bears, wolves, elk, moose and bighorn sheep, among other wildlife. Colorful wildflowers grow in the spring and summer.

Yellowstone’s spectacular scenery offers an endless variety of photo opportunities anytime of the year, and each season has its own unique beauty. It is best to shoot nature photos at sunrise or sunset for the best lighting conditions.

Camera Equipment Used in Photos

These photos were taken with a Nikon D2X and a 70-200mm f2.8 lens. Other full frame cameras such as the Canon EOS 1DS Mark III will work as well. Some professional photographers carry a smaller APS-C DSLR such as a Canon 7D or Nikon D90 as a backup camera. Many of the landscape pictures were taken with a 24-70mm f/2.8 lens; this lens is available for most digital cameras including Leica, Pentax, Sony, and Sigma and Olympus.