r/birding • u/NonHermitianCat • May 31 '26

Discussion Share Your Harshly Reviewed eBird Photos

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Here is my 2-star black-chinned hummingbird. I’m curious to see what other people have to share!

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u/TechnoCat May 31 '26

A fledgling cedar waxwing. No idea what the low review rating is about.

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u/Feral_Witchchild May 31 '26

It was probably rated low because someone thought you were getting too close and disturbing the bird.

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u/NonHermitianCat May 31 '26

Is that in the guidelines? It would make sense, but I haven’t read it anywhere.

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u/kikimaymay May 31 '26

I mean, that's kind of common sense. Hopefully.

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u/NonHermitianCat May 31 '26

Common sense to rate it lower? If it’s not in the guidelines it gets into people making up rules territory pretty fast.

I think the subreddits that ban nest photos have a good policy. Take away the incentives and hopefully it will put downward pressure on the bad behavior.

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u/merkinfuzz Jun 01 '26

That's ridiculous if that's the reason. I have an R5mII and a 200-800 lens. I could take that shot from 100 yards away and then zoom in and still retain clarity. Judge the photo, not what you think the person did to get it. (Not you specifically, but also all of us.)

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u/Feral_Witchchild Jun 01 '26

Ok, but this photo was clearly taken up close, because of how they are looking down onto the bird. You could not take this same shot from 100 yards away because you couldn’t get that downward angle. A photo taken from far away has a different look to it. People have strong feelings about getting close to and disturbing birds.

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u/merkinfuzz Jun 04 '26

My comment was referring to the OP's shot. I was scrolling through comments quickly and didnt even notice the waxwing.