Birds in flight! Post 'em!

shooz wrote in post #19448416

Nice one!

Itsed65 wrote in post #19448534

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Great capture! Amazing what they will get for their nest.

sogs wrote in post #19448406
Excellent timing! I like the sand he kicked up.

Lame-Duck wrote in post #19448252
Fantastic flight shot of the snowy plover, EB! Perfect head on shot!

Thanks very much both, I appreciate the comments. For once I was smart enough to shoot first and think about it later!

Archibald wrote in post #19448500
The EXIF says 500mm.

it's 700mm though

Pippan wrote in post #19448288
Paperbark Flycatcher with Scarlet Percher dragonfly for breakfast at Fogg Dam.

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Awesome shot. Love the pose, environment, colors, subject interest, and detail. Very nice.

sogs wrote in post #19448406
Good capture of the Ring-Billed!

Thanks so much, sogs!

sogs wrote in post #19448536
Nice one!

Thanks !

BirdsofBC wrote in post #19448541

Archibald wrote in post #19448500
The EXIF says 500mm.

it's 700mm though

Right, so it looks like an R5 firmware bug.

Lame-Duck wrote in post #19448269
Outstanding shot of the Long-tailed Duck, Jose. Their tails are actually quite a bit longer than those of Pintail ducks. I really like your flight capture of this beautiful drake Long-tailed Duck. It's a wall hanger.

Thanks Mike, appreciate the comment. I really like these ducks, fortunately we get a large number of them overwintering here in my area and they are relatively easy to approach, they are however super fast flyers which make them a great challenge to photograph in the air.

Black Bellied Plover.

Thanks for the comment Sogs.

Pippan wrote in post #19448288
Paperbark Flycatcher with Scarlet Percher dragonfly for breakfast at Fogg Dam.

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WOW! What an incredibly nice shot Pippan! Most definitely not an easy capture.

paul katinas wrote in post #19448314
Great Blue Heron with nesting material
Happy trails.

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Spectacular capture, Paul! The heron is so nicely separated from the blurred background.

steveb108 wrote in post #19448396
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted)

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Outstanding flight capture, Steve! You pulled this this shot off beautifully. I see plenty of the red-shafted Northern Flickers, but never have I seen the yellow-shafted subspecies.

shooz wrote in post #19448416

Crack'in shot Dave!

Itsed65 wrote in post #19448534

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What an amazing capture, Ed. This osprey should have sawed that big hunk of wood in half. It would have been much easier to transport.

EBCowboy wrote in post #19448565
Black Bellied Plover.

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This shot is pure excellence, EB! You definitely nailed this Black Bellied Plover image!

Some Egrets today.

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ndcisiv wrote in post #19448610
Some Egrets today.

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2o1n​GRe Egret by JP, on Flickr

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These are both terrific captures, JP. I really like the first shot because of the blurry water background. It definitely looks cool.