Birds in Flight -- Share your BIF Images

[Winston Churchill (Sir)]

Bar-tailed Godwit coming in to land.

great set !

 

[DRwyoming]

It's been a while since we've had much activity on this thread so I thought I'd kick it off with this Brewer's Blackbird I came across out on the sage flats yesterday

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[Maurie_S]

Good Idea , here's another to help it along.

Black Cormorant,

Z9, 800pf.

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[Robert Ardinger]

Z7ii/500PF/1.4TC/appx. DX sized crop

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[Jeffrey Davidson]

Seeing all the fantastic posts on the Hummers thread I figured another popular area for wildlife photos is Birds in Flight. Anyone interested in sharing BIF photos?

I'll kick it off with this Great Egret captured this morning down by the Snake River. It was well past sunrise when I came across this guy fishing along the bank of a small side channel. The sun was getting pretty high in the sky but we've got a lot of smoke from Western forest fires which diffuses the light a bit (can't even see the Tetons from Jackson right now) so I thought I'd give it a go. I sure wish he'd flown towards me but I really liked the darker mountainside across the river as a background.

Nikon D5, 500mm PF @f/6.3 1/1250' ISO 500

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So what are folks capturing for Birds in Flight?

Nicely done and nice bokeh.

 

[mrt]

Northern Harrier, Vesper Sparrows bickering over territory, and one more Great Gray Owl

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[Jeffrey Davidson]

Good Idea , here's another to help it along.

Black Shag,

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I have never gotten such a nice photo of a Cormorant in flight.

 

[Jeffrey Davidson]

I'd love to add some. Here is a bird though not very glamorous makes for great bif practice as they can be plentiful in many of the countries town squares and parks.View attachment 1209

Great pigeon photo. Colorful, good detail and sharp.

 

[Jeffrey Davidson]

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It looks like a frigate, Nice!

 

[Jeffrey Davidson]

Northern Harrier, Vesper Sparrows bickering over territory, and one more Great Gray OwlView attachment 64057View attachment 64058View attachment 64059

Beautiful owl, good detail and sharp.

 

[Jeffrey Davidson]

Not exactly the most impressive/exotic bird; but here goes. A black headed gull captured yesterday.

Very well done.

 

[Jeffrey Davidson]

Osprey seem like they should be easy to get a decent photo but i have really struggled to capture a really good image. I'll get there someday. Here is one with a fish he grabbed out of the Frenchman Hills river. I will say he had quite a meal ready and tried hard but a Swainson's hawk left with the bass.
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Great catch for both of you.

 

[Jeffrey Davidson]

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Very nice and sharp.

 

[Jeffrey Davidson]

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Great capture.

 

[Jeffrey Davidson]

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Wonderful action and natural activity.

 

[Jeffrey Davidson]

Bald Eagle with fish (Conowingo Dam, Darlington, MD)


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Excellent!

 

[Jeffrey Davidson]

Looks like this Osprey raided someone’s Koi pond.

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Great shot; color contrast; sky; and sharp.

 

[Jeffrey Davidson]

Cinnamon Teal flyby in Central Washington
Nikon D500
TAMRON SP AF 150-600mm F5-6.3 VC USD A011N
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Beautiful ducks nicely captured, sharp and nice bokeh.

 

[Jeffrey Davidson]

White Bellied Sea Eagle picks up breakfast.
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Looks like beautiful late afternoon or early evening light. Well done.

 

[Jeffrey Davidson]

Northern Harrier, Vesper Sparrows bickering over territory, and one more Great Gray OwlView attachment 64057View attachment 64058View attachment 64059

All three beautifully captured.

 

[Doug Herr]

It's been a while since we've had much activity on this thread so I thought I'd kick it off with this Brewer's Blackbird I came across out on the sage flats yesterday

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Thanks for waking the thread up! I have a few BIF photos from my recent road trip.

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[Cas1234]

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[Jerry Watson]

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[Roaring 40s]

Swamp Harrier in the predawn, WTP Australia. Southern Royal Albatross, Enderby Island New Zealand (in the furious fifties).

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[DRwyoming]

Thanks for waking the thread up! I have a few BIF photos from my recent road trip.

Fantastic set Doug, but that shot with the Loggerhead Shrike and snake is absolutely amazing!