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

 

[THXGEEK]

• ILCE-7CR
• 286.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/5000 sec
• ISO 8000

• ILCE-7CR
• 286.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/5000 sec
• ISO 8000

• ILCE-7CR
• 286.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/5000 sec
• ISO 8000

• ILCE-7CR
• 286.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/5000 sec
• ISO 8000

 

[iamdlewis]

Some locals on a walk in the heavy clouds
Great Blue

• ILCE-1
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/3200 sec
• ISO 8000

Wood Duck

• ILCE-1
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/3200 sec
• ISO 8000

• ILCE-1
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/3200 sec
• ISO 5000

 

[spudhead]

• ILCE-1
• FE 300mm F2.8 GM OSS + 2X Teleconverter
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 640