Top 70 Birding Influencers in 2026

1. Tim Laman

Bio 📸 Wildlife Photographer & Filmmaker
🎥 NatGeo, BBC, Netflix, Cornell Lab
🦧 @SaveWildOrangutans Co-founder
🦅 Creator: Bird Photography Masterclass *****@timlaman.com Instagram Handle @timlaman Instagram Followers 1.2M Follower Growth (3mo) -2% Type Mega Gender Male Get Email Contact Request 382 Birding Instagram Influencers with email contacts in a spreadsheet or csv file. Email us at [email protected] Copy emailEmail us

2. Sean Graesser

Bio Researcher of Birds. Wildlife and Conservation photographer. Tropical ecologist. Spreading Awareness for Conservation. *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @gourmetbiologist Instagram Followers 671K Follower Growth (3mo) +5% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

3. Alison Kondler

Bio Audubon Master Birder, Wildlife Filmer, & Avian Advocate. TEDx Talk How to Speak Bird. 💯 original content. No AI. Fme 4 more. *****@birdingbyear.com Instagram Handle @birding_by_ear Instagram Followers 269.9K Follower Growth (3mo) +17% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

4. Jack Baddams

Bio Naturalist & bird guy 🐦
Birds handled under license from @btobirds 🐦‍⬛
Wildlife gardener @baddgardening 🌼
⬇️Come birding with me! ⬇️ *****@hotmail.co.uk Instagram Handle @jabaddams Instagram Followers 238.8K Follower Growth (3mo) +4% Type Macro Gender Male beardedtit.podbean.com + Follow Get Email Contact

5. Melissa Groo

Bio Photographer•Writer•Speaker
Sony Ambassador/Artisan of Imagery
Pay attention.
Be astonished.
Tell about it.
~Mary Oliver
www.wildwithoutwalls.com *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @melissagroo Instagram Followers 105.7K Follower Growth (3mo) -2% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

6. Shelley Pearson

Bio ❤️ Mandurah Aust ©
🌟YouTube Channel, link below
😘All business requests, replies to emails only
📷 For workshops/trips, contact me! *****@shelleypearsonphotography.com Instagram Handle @shelley_pearson_ Instagram Followers 103K Follower Growth (3mo) -2% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

7. Corina Newsome

Bio Wildlife Biologist | Environmental Justice + Biodiversity Conservation | #BlackBirder Instagram Handle @hood__naturalist Instagram Followers 71.7K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

8. Tracy Johnson

Bio All content by me (and the birds) Instagram Handle @hummingbirdsxoxo Instagram Followers 64.1K Follower Growth (3mo) -2% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

9. Christian Cooper

Bio Emmy-winning host of “Extraordinary Birder” and author of NY Times bestselling memoir “Better Living Through Birding” Instagram Handle @christiancooperbirder Instagram Followers 59.5K Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

10. Ostdrossel

Bio All photos & videos © Ostdrossel ™, all rights reserved. 🐦 AI-free. *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @ostdrossel Instagram Followers 47.6K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

11. Ricardo Guise

Bio "To see a World in a grain of sand and a Heaven in a wild flower, hold Infinity in the palm of your hand and Eternity in an hour." (Blake) MY PHOTOS *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @ricardoguise Instagram Followers 46.3K Follower Growth (3mo) -2% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

12. Mina

Bio 愛知県 在住
休日に近隣のフィールドで野鳥観察、撮影を楽しんでます。
自然に生きる野鳥たちの愛らしい姿を
おさめられたらと思ってます。
🇯🇵JAPAN Aichi
📷Nikon Z9他
🔘NIKKOR 500mm f/5.6E PF ED VR他 Instagram Handle @omina000 Instagram Followers 33.3K Type Micro Get Email Contact

13. Tom

Bio Schoolteacher into birding, based in Warren, OR 🏳️‍🌈
“Birds of the Pacific Northwest For Kids" out now! Instagram Handle @teachertombirds Instagram Followers 32.5K Follower Growth (3mo) +7% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

14. Jocelyn Anderson

Bio 🦅 Photographer who is a big fan of birds.
Prints are available in my online shop - link below *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @jocelynandersonphotography Instagram Followers 27.3K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

15. Theodore Emery

Bio 🌅 Lost and found in a world full of birds 🌙 Instagram Handle @wind.and.wing Instagram Followers 27.2K Follower Growth (3mo) -2% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

16. Monique

Bio 🐦‍⬛ Love all animals
🕊️ Tour Guide, Content Creator & Mentor
💌 Collabs: *****@moniquedao.com
👇🏻 Private Birding Tours & Workshops Instagram Handle @moniquedao.photography Instagram Followers 23.1K Follower Growth (3mo) -3% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

17. Gerrit Vyn

Bio Natural history educator & wildlife storyteller
Birds • Film • Photography
20+ yrs conservation media *****@gerritvynphoto.com Instagram Handle @gerritvyn Instagram Followers 21.7K Follower Growth (3mo) +40% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

18. Taku Fuji

Bio G＋難民 2018年10月引越し
よろしくお願いします
Kobe Japan #taku_f_61 Instagram Handle @taku_f_61 Instagram Followers 21.5K Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

19. Stino Cervini

Bio Wildlife Photography | Central FL
I enjoy going for a walk on the wild side capturing the beauty of nature, one shot at a time. Enjoy my gallery. *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @cervinistino Instagram Followers 21.1K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

20. Emily

Bio ✨ Birder ✨ Forager ✨ Photographer ✨
The Peck Deck = My Backyard 😊
Birds in West Michigan and beyond 🦉
Founder: @sparrow_appreciation_society 🐦 Instagram Handle @the_peck_deck Instagram Followers 19.3K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

21. Martin Cormican

Bio "Spending time in the garden observing local birds and wildlife has become a daily passion, which I document through photography and videography." Instagram Handle @martinsbirdwatch Instagram Followers 16.6K Follower Growth (3mo) -2% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

22. Polina

Bio Enjoyed taking every image shared here
Feathered friends and all things nature
Midwest, America Instagram Handle @feathered_treasure Instagram Followers 12.9K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

23. Jess & Nathan Jones

Bio 🐦Bird & Wildlife photography
📷 Sony a7riv + Sony a9
📸 Sony 400mm f2.8 + 200-600mm
All photos are our own©️ Instagram Handle @nathan_and_jess_jones Instagram Followers 12.7K Follower Growth (3mo) -2% Type Micro Get Email Contact

24. Kevin Korth

Bio Living the dream sharing photos of birds & wildlife with all who love nature. All photos are my own and are shot with Sony gear. Based in Florida. Instagram Handle @kwk_wildlife_photography Instagram Followers 12.6K Follower Growth (3mo) +19% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

25. Jason Collins

Bio 🐦: Lifelong Birder 🌱: Lifelong Vegetarian
🌎: 47 Countries 📷: Nikon D500 + 500mm PF
#birdphotography Instagram Handle @casonjollins Instagram Followers 12.3K Follower Growth (3mo) +9% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

26. Melissa Hafting

Bio I run the BCRBA @ bcbirdalert.blogspot.com I'm a birder & ethical photog I founded BC’s Young Birders Club. 📖 Dare to Bird by @rm_books is out June/24 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @bcbirdergirl Instagram Followers 11.7K Type Micro Gender Female daretobird.blogspot.com + Follow Get Email Contact

27. David Lindo

Bio AKA The Urban Birder - broadcaster, speaker & writer.
VP - @wwtworldwide
Ambassador - @kowasportingopticsus @peakdesign
Look up! *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @theurbanbirder Instagram Followers 11.4K Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

28. Keith Paluso

Bio *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @thisiskeithpaluso Instagram Followers 11.1K Follower Growth (3mo) -2% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

29. Dave Vanden Heuvel

Bio Love wildlife/nature/outdoors, sports, music, travel. Feel free to follow and thank you for the "likes". All photos taken by me. Instagram Handle @davewayne105.7 Instagram Followers 10.3K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

30. Emma

Bio Wildlife lover 🐿 | Sunrise chaser 🌅 | Snapping all things nature in the Fens & beyond 📷 | Travel ✈️ Instagram Handle @emmas.nature.photography Instagram Followers 9.6K Follower Growth (3mo) -2% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

31. Faraaz Abdool

Bio Wildlife photography w/ a focus on birds
Writer | Tour agent | Int’l Birding Guide
Activist | Philosopher | Oneness
See much more ⬇️ *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @faraazabdool Instagram Followers 7K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

32. Janet Bush

Bio Live in Topsham, Devon. Keen on nature and travel and “getting out there” in our wonderful world 🗺. Nikon girl. Instagram Handle @janetbush_nature_travel Instagram Followers 5.6K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

33. Holger

Instagram Handle @hsommer6919 Instagram Followers 5.2K Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

34. Alexis

Bio 𐂂 𐂂
— Ohio
— @nikonusa - Z8 + 500mm PF / D850 + 70-200
— Message for prints! Instagram Handle @alawer_photo Instagram Followers 4.8K Follower Growth (3mo) +4% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

35. Claudio Contreras Koob

Bio Mexican Photographer passionate about nature and conservation. All creatures big and small. Instagram Handle @claudio_contreras_koob Instagram Followers 4.3K Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

36. Jairo Cadavid

Bio 📸Ingeniero mecánico de día, guitarrista de corazón y fotógrafo de aves por pasión. 🦅🎸 Instagram Handle @jairocad Instagram Followers 3.8K Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

37. David McQuade

Bio Tammy & I are avid Big Year Listers having seen 700+ birds in the ABA area 8 years in a row along with holding the Big Year North America eBird record Instagram Handle @mcquade750 Instagram Followers 3.5K Follower Growth (3mo) +7% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

38. Ryosuke Sugai

Bio Tokyo,Japan.
I'm wild bird photographer.
Member Ship
@raw_community_member
@best_moments_nature
@universal_bird
@la_animals_
My Homepage Instagram Handle @s.ryo.1997 Instagram Followers 2.7K Follower Growth (3mo) +4% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

39. Giovanni Fiorentini

Bio Roma🇮🇹
Italia📍
#canonr7
#canon800f11
fotografia naturalistica
Natura Wildlife photograpy outdoor birdwatching travel viaggi food Instagram Handle @giovanni.jo.fiorentini Instagram Followers 2.6K Follower Growth (3mo) +3% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

40. Bente Boge

Bio Jeg er en glad amatørfotograf, som elsker at tage billeder i naturen, hvor fugle bl.a. har min store interesse😊
Følg også: @b.b.p_macrophotography_ Instagram Handle @b.b.p_naturephotography_ Instagram Followers 2.6K Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Nano Get Email Contact

41. Hinapapa

Bio 北海道在住　野鳥歴5年 Instagram Handle @hiro4_21 Instagram Followers 2.2K Follower Growth (3mo) -2% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

42. Mick Thompson

Bio Volunteer bird photographer for nonprofit and educational organizations. I split the year between Seattle and Tucson. Instagram Handle @mickthompson2 Instagram Followers 2.1K Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

43. Pete Roper

Bio Press tool technician (Retired) at BMW Mini with a healthy interest in Angling, Photography and general outdoor stuff.
Didcot, Oxfordshire. Instagram Handle @pete.roper1 Instagram Followers 2K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

44. Yumi

Bio JAPAN　OSAKA
鳥撮りにハマり中🤣4年目突入🐤
📸:OM-1MarkII
レンズ: M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 150-400mm F4.5 TC1.25x IS PRO
雲台:Manfrotto MVH500AH
三脚:Manfrotto MT190CXPRO4 Instagram Handle @yumi.y.vie1213 Instagram Followers 1.9K Follower Growth (3mo) +21% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

45. Alice Sun

Bio Science/environmental journalist
living in Brooklyn *****@alicesun.ca Instagram Handle @alicesunphotography Instagram Followers 1.9K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

46. Frederick

Bio Prints available from link in the bio.
All contents © 2023 Instagram Handle @frederickbelin.photo Instagram Followers 1.9K Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

47. Trovar al aire

Bio Supervivencia con un 300mm, aprendiz rebelde y desastre de fotografía.
Maestra y guía ambiental Instagram Handle @trovaralaire Instagram Followers 1.8K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

48. Kiera Carvalho

Bio Los Angeles birder 🇺🇸 India born 🇮🇳
Mother of future birder
All birds are beautiful. A few humans are too. Instagram Handle @browngirl_birder Instagram Followers 1.8K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

49. Astrid van Leeuwen-Bosker

Bio Enjoy my NL gallery! My passion is Nature and photography, sharing my pictures with naturelovers makes my day🦅 Create awareness for our beautiful 🌎 Instagram Handle @amvleeuwen1963 Instagram Followers 1.7K Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

50. Helen Llewelyn

Bio Wildlife on my doorstep & beyond 📷
Birds, wildlife & unexpected encounters along the way 🦌🦉🦡🦊🦋🐦
All photos © Helen Llewelyn Instagram Handle @helenlew Instagram Followers 1.7K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

51. Jhonny

Bio Giving wildlife and nature an artistic view.
All photos posted here were taken by me.
North Carolina. Instagram Handle @jhrvthphoto Instagram Followers 1.6K Follower Growth (3mo) -2% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

52. Desy Asih Setyorini

Bio 💞 Happy as always
❤️ ILoveNature
💖 My children; @silaupotret and @henn.project Instagram Handle @desy_haide Instagram Followers 1.4K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

53. Philip D'Souza

Bio Birding
Bird photography
Fujifilm x *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @philipdsz Instagram Followers 1.3K Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

54. Andrew

Bio Currently Based in Kyoto
Began in 🇺🇸 7/2022 -> 🇹🇼🇲🇾🇸🇬🇯🇵🇭🇰🇨🇳🇰🇷
#’s of Wild Bird Species Posted/Photographed: 247/609 Instagram Handle @jiahe_birdphoto94 Instagram Followers 1.3K Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

55. Renata

Instagram Handle @renatacavallaro Instagram Followers 55 Follower Growth (3mo) -74% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

56. Kris McBride

Bio The adventures of Birdman. Kenny Birdman. Instagram Handle @kennybirdman Instagram Followers 19 Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

57. Drin

Bio Hi, I'm Drin!
🐦 Professional Bird Nerd 🐦
👇 LINKS 👇 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @birdladydrin Instagram Followers 271.8K Follower Growth (3mo) +3% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

58. Isaiah Scott

Bio Explore, Observe, Learn.🌎
Adventure Birding & Ornithology 🦅
Non-profit @rookeryandroots
Bird Illustrator @ikesbirdart *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @ikesbirdinghikes Instagram Followers 113.3K Follower Growth (3mo) +10% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

59. Terje Kolaas

Bio Birder, photographer and guide - Levanger, Norway. In partnership with @canonnordic, @veggbilder, @norskenaturfotografer😊 *****@runbox.no Instagram Handle @terjekolaasphotos Instagram Followers 36.8K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

60. Steve

Bio (BIRDS AND WILDLIFE ECT .) ! All photos are taken by me . / NO A.i
Copyrights © *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @stevebsh Instagram Followers 13.2K Follower Growth (3mo) -2% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

61. Koji Ueda

Bio 小さなあの子の物語・スズメ写真集『あした、どこかで。』⁡他すずめ写真関連グッズ販売ちゅん♪
普段のアカウントこっち→ @uedakoji.photo *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @suzumetabi Instagram Followers 9.2K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Nano Get Email Contact

62. Nikunj Patel

Bio Wildlife and Nature Photographer based in Maryland. Instagram Handle @nikunjpatel_photography Instagram Followers 4.8K Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

63. Daz Flicks

Bio Surrey, uk 🇬🇧
Amateur photographer
Sony a7iii - SIgma 150-600mm Instagram Handle @daz_flicks Instagram Followers 3.3K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

64. Garden Bird Geek

Bio Love my garden, love my birds, all photos are my own 🐦 Nikon 📷 Leicestershire 🗺 Instagram Handle @gardenbirdgeek Instagram Followers 1.6K Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact