Robert Schaefer | the Internet Bird Collection
Robert Schaefer
Mt. Airy, MarylandUSA
Robert Schaefer has been a birder since he was a teenager (half a century ago), but took up bird videography only a few years ago. He uses a Sony HDR-HC9 camcorder with a 2x teleconverter lens, on a tripod. No matter what the optics, he has found that the best way to get good videos is to find ways to get really close to the birds, and this has added a whole new dimension to his enjoyment of birds. He has mostly recorded videos close to home but has also recorded some in Costa Rica, Ecuador, Canada, and Australia. One shortcoming of videography as opposed to still photography is the difficulty of sharing one's results with others, but the Internet Bird Collection now makes this possible.
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Videos, photographs and sound recordings by Robert Schaefer
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Young birds begging from an adult at the nest hole.
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Athene cunicularia floridana
A bird taking off and flying, showing the crane-like flight.
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Aramus guarauna pictus
breeding plumage bird, showing the reddish feet and lores.
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Egretta thula thula