Birds Birds in Flight Thread - Post Your Shots Here

[THXGEEK]

Touchdown

OK, I feel ignorant. I had never before considered that some species of ducks actually perch on branches and such.

Thanks for posting this beautiful picture. I learned something new today.

 

[iamdlewis]

OK, I feel ignorant. I had never before considered that some species of ducks actually perch on branches and such.

Thanks for posting this beautiful picture. I learned something new today.

Think it is mostly the freshwater ducks. Wood Ducks (pictured above) nest in trees. The one that shocked me and some birders was when I got a photo of a Canada Goose in a tree.

 

[spudhead]

snapped at the weekend

• ILCE-1
• FE 300mm F2.8 GM OSS + 2X Teleconverter
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/7.1
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 200

 

[spudhead]

male kestrel

• ILCE-1
• FE 300mm F2.8 GM OSS + 2X Teleconverter
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/2500 sec
• ISO 250