Birds in flight! Post 'em!

havelock wrote in post #19468485
nice set especially image 1..that wing position is a killer..

Thank you!

little egret

Lame-Duck wrote in post #19468297
American Robin

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Great shot Mike.

paul katinas wrote in post #19467428
Snowy Egrets acting aggressive
Happy trails

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Fantastic images Paul.

sidknee wrote in post #19467905

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short eared owl

Wonderful capture Sid.

I’ve struggled mightily when it comes to birds in flight, especially owls. Either they’re too far away, fly the wrong direction, light isn’t good enough or I flat out just miss the shot. Add in my tendency to get a little stir crazy and start wandering plus my lack of patience and it hasn’t come easy for me.

I spotted this snowy sitting on a pole and set up with the sun facing it. It was initially turned away from me but she soon turned around and started snapping her head around, listening to rodents under the snow…then falling asleep…then becoming attentive again. After what felt like forever but was likely just 45 minutes, my hands cold and my right arm tired from holding it up waiting for that split second and she took off and flew in my direction. I finally got a shot I wanted.

What amazes me is the amount of great wildlife photographers on this forum who consistently get shots way better than this. The time, effort and skill required continues to amaze me and inspires me to keep trying to get anything close to what I see on here. Thanks to everyone for posting all of these amazing photos!

Lame-Duck wrote in post #19468280
Outstanding capture of the short eared owl Sid! I really like it.

Lester Wareham wrote in post #19468552
Wonderful capture Sid.

Thanks very much guys, your compliments are very much appreciated.

cheers!

Itsed65 wrote in post #19468473

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Great Eagle shot!

Peter2516 wrote in post #19468536

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Really nice shot!

Dontcry4mejanhrdina wrote in post #19468559

You're patience paid off. Super capture! I would think anyone who shoots birds in flight would agree they struggled at first and many of us still struggle at times.

Northern Harrier

sogs wrote in post #19468574
Northern Harrier

That's a real beauty, sogs!

Green-winged teal.
Don

sogs wrote in post #19468574
Northern Harrier

I love the colours on this one! The ones I see my way are always a light grey.

havelock wrote in post #19468492
love the tone and background rendering..sweet colors well exposed in warm light..nice

Thanks

Peter2516 wrote in post #19468534
Fantastic images Paul.

Thank you for the compliment Peter. Happy trails.