A photographer taking pictures with a very large lens

Perhaps the fastest growing activity on national wildlife refuges in the past ten years has been wildlife photography. That鈥檚 not surprising鈥攖he digital camera population explosion and cell phones with ever-improving picture-taking abilities are increasing the number of nature photographers at a rapid rate. You don鈥檛 need to purchase expensive equipment or have any experience to get started. A small camera or camera-phone will do just fine for most visitors.