Is Bird Photography Bad for Birds?

Bird Photography is a hobby and profession shared by many nature enthusiasts, but it does have a dark side. Photographers behaving badly can actually have some serious repercussions. Does this mean bird photography is actually bad for birds?

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Photos at 0:41, 0:46, 0:59, 1:23, 2:14, 4:11, 4:19 by Matt Zuro
Photo at 4:47 by Alan Schmierer

Long-eared Owl in cover photo by Seth Topham / Bureau of Land Management (Public Domain, edited)
Background photo is public domain

Thanks to Terry Sohl for allowing us to use his range maps
https://www.sdakotabirds.com/index.ht...

All other photos and videos by Derek and Ryan Sallmann

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