Catherine Waters of the Western Field Ornithologists called me to ask if I would review a book on bird photography, and specifically if I thought it was of suitable content for an average birder. As any experienced tour leader can attest, birders and bird photographers share a love of birds, but the similarities end there. Upon seeing an interesting bird, the birder will watch it, maybe make notes, snap a few photos, and move on to find the “next one.” Bird photographers want to stay there, continuing to photograph the bird until it leaves or they have recorded the best possible images that the bird and the scene will allow them. That is why many of the birding tour companies are now running tours dedicated to bird photographers.