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50 Bird Pics That Went Horribly Wrong But Ended Up With Hilarious Results, As Shared On This Facebook Group
Birds are such majestic creatures. We love to hear them chirp from the treetops and watch them soar through the sky. And since we love marveling at their beauty, sometimes we want to snap a pic when we spot a rare feathered friend. It can be a bit tricky, though, to capture them in photographs.
For all the bird fanatics who are amateur photogs, “Crap Bird Photography” was born. This Facebook group “is dedicated to those photos that aren't up to scratch", welcoming pics that come out blurry, shots where something got in the way, photos of birds looking goofy, over or underexposed pics, etc. As long as the photo has a bird in it and didn’t turn out too great, it can be shared here for the other 104k members to enjoy. We’ve compiled all of our favorite Crap Bird Photography posts for you to take a gander at, so be sure to upvote the ones that you think should be featured in National Geographic. (Or perhaps National Geo-crap-ic…) Keep reading to also find an interview with Dr. Kathi Borgmann, Communications Coordinator of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
Then if you’re looking for more goofy animal photos, check out this Bored Panda piece next.
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Swan... Confused Pigeon
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It Can Be Extremely Difficult To Capture The Beauty And Elegance With Which An Osprey Takes Off. So Glad I Was Able To Nail It
#5
Accidentally Took This Today, Pretty Chuffed With How It Turned Out. Happy To See Me
#6
Every Day, You And Your Camera, Can't I Get Any Peace!!!
#7
I Got Photo Bombed By An Emu Sticking Her Head Up Just As I Was About To Take A Pic Of The Pretty Peacock Showing Off
#8
Welcome, Drone! We Eat Your Kind, Here
#9
“If The Damn Paparazzi Keep Taking Photos, I’m Going To Give Him A Knuckle Sandwich!”
#10
I Attempted To Take A Photo Of The Swan, Entering The Water Gracefully And Elegantly. Didn’t Quite Go To Plan
#11
Sometimes When You Snap A Shot As You Think They Are About To Take Flight This Is What You Get. Big Ole Poo Bubble
#12
The Important Thing To Remember In This Photo Is That I Am A Photography Teacher
#13
Too Fast To Focus Too Close For Comfort
#14
Pulled The Car Over To Take A Look At The Bald Eagle. But It Was A Crow With A Slice Of White Bread
#15
Love A Good Sunset Photo
#16
We Told You To Keep Your Mouth Shut!
#17
How Long Do Worms Grow
#18
Pssst… Hey You… I See You
#19
Not Sure If This Osprey Was Sneezing Or If It Was Possessed. Either Way, Not A Good Look
#20
Saw A Bald Eagle, Took Picture. Too Bright To See Phone Screen, Upon Review Camera Was In Selfie Mode
#21
New Phone, Been Taken Panoramic Landscapes Then This Chap Came Along And Forgot To Switch Modes
Argle Bargle 4 years ago
When you're with your besties, and you only have enough change to buy one ticket to see Taylor Swift, but you come up with a cracking plan...
#22
When Lunch Ruins Your Portrait
Miss Frankfurter 4 years ago
🎼🎵 When the fish hits your eye like a big pizza pie that's amore 🎶🪗
#23
Proof That Birds Have Teeth
#24
I Meant To Get A Nice Close Up Of My Happy Duck's Face. I Hit The Macro Setting On Accident. So If You Ever Wanted To Look Up A Duck's Nose Today Is Your Chance!
#25
Had To Fix What I Missed
#26
Next Year's Met Gala Theme
#27
Presented For Your Consideration
#28
You Hum It And I'll Play It
#29
He Has A Tiny Trampoline
#30
Loads Of Peacocks At The Resort This Weekend, Unique Legs On This One Though
#31
He Stares At Us Evilly As We Work
#32
I Ran To Grab My Camera To Take A Picture Of This Awesome Bird…….turned Out To Be A Leaf!
#33
He's Fine, Just Likes Lying In Weird Poses In Our Garden
#34
Everyone Needs A Mini Me!
#35
I Have Returned With Another Embarrassing Goose Photo
#36
The Very Rare Pelican Orchid Blossoming
#37
Can U See A Face At My Underflooff..hmmm That's U Hooman
#38
I’ve Missed Placed My Ornithology Book. Could Someone Please Identify This Bird. Thanks In Advance
#39
Jabiru To Start
#40
Pelican...but It Sort Of Gulped At The Wrong (Right?) Time
#41
Tried To Take A Picture Of The Great Egret That Appeared Next To My Car
#42
The Crap Dog Photography Really Accentuates The Crap Bird Photography In This Masterpiece
#43
Got A Photo Of A Pīwakawaka (New Zealand Fantail) With Its Beak Open And It Was A Revelation
#44
Chippy
#45
Picasso Couldn't Do Better
#46
Home Renovations Have Taken An Awful Turn!
#47
Over Exposed Herring Gul,is This Art?
#48
Not Something You Normally See At Coles. I Guess It’s Taking Advantage Of The Specials!
#49
Can't Decide If This Is The Most Amazing Photo I've Ever Gotten Or Wha
#50
Does It Count Cause The Undies Are Clean? They Belong To Her Now Though
#52
She Loved It When I Was Feeding Her Mealworms, She Did Not Approve Of My Phone
#53
"Out Of Focus" Mallard Pouring Water Out Of Its Mouth. "In Focus" Rock Covered In Guano. Do I A Get Double Crap Points?
#55
It’s All In The Timing … Bird Or Man?
#56
A Black Swan, Breaking The Sound Barrier
#57
How's This For Artistic Crap !?
#58
I've Had It! I'm Livid! From Now On I Am Raising The Rent For Every Gallon Of Water Thrown Outside The Bird Bath! Water Doesn't Grow On Trees!!!
#59
Sadly, This Is The Best Picture I Have Ever Taken
#60
It’s A Crap Bird! Stole So Many Mandarins Then Had The Hide To Squawk At Me When I Said “Oi! What Are You Doing??”
Argle Bargle 4 years ago
Yep, they be buggers. Love hanging upside down on streetlights and dangling by the rubber seal that they've pulled loose.
#61
I Love Oriole Season So Much!
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Baby Panda 4 years ago
Love everything on this post. The photos and the captions are hilarious!
Ladedah 4 years ago (edited)
My husband and I once got into an argument about whether a bird we saw in the middle of the road was a turkey or a vulture. Took a picture to to later settle the argument via identification. Turned out to be a damn turkey vulture. A. TURKEY. VULTURE. Needless to say, this left the argument annoyingly unresolved.
memyselfandI 4 years ago
One time as a kid we were driving home and thought we hit a California condor (very endangered at that point but the San Diego Zoo had just released some back into the wild and they can fly pretty far). It was so big that the wingspan covered to entire windshield, and it was about the right color… it was a turkey vulture. Thanks for the heart attack, mister. I’m pretty sure that turkey vulture still lives on our street and holds a grudge against my parents’ car.
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Baby Panda 4 years ago
Love everything on this post. The photos and the captions are hilarious!
Ladedah 4 years ago (edited)
My husband and I once got into an argument about whether a bird we saw in the middle of the road was a turkey or a vulture. Took a picture to to later settle the argument via identification. Turned out to be a damn turkey vulture. A. TURKEY. VULTURE. Needless to say, this left the argument annoyingly unresolved.
memyselfandI 4 years ago
One time as a kid we were driving home and thought we hit a California condor (very endangered at that point but the San Diego Zoo had just released some back into the wild and they can fly pretty far). It was so big that the wingspan covered to entire windshield, and it was about the right color… it was a turkey vulture. Thanks for the heart attack, mister. I’m pretty sure that turkey vulture still lives on our street and holds a grudge against my parents’ car.
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