Birds Birds in Flight Thread - Post Your Shots Here

[TheFloridaShooter]

Just Two Limpkin that wouldn't stop Flying - I always tell photography students to practice photographing birds in flight. Shoot what's flying by you! White birds , brown birds any color birds. Learn to adjust your camera on the fly. Well, as I was waiting this afternoon I thought I'd practice. Images captured in South Florida on March 1, 2024. Camera: Sony Apha 1 + FE 600mm f/2.8 GM.

• ILCE-1
• FE 600mm F4 GM OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/9
• 1/2500 sec
• ISO 2500

• ILCE-1
• FE 600mm F4 GM OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/9
• 1/2500 sec
• ISO 5000

 

[Clix Pix]

One landing in the water, the other still in-air:

• ILCE-7RM5
• Sony FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS
• 200.0 mm
• ƒ/11
• 1/2500 sec
• ISO 16000

 

[MyDogsOwner]

The Red Headed Woodpecker asked the Red Bellied Woodpecker to get off of his tree. So he did. Not the best photo, but an unusual one for sure.

• ILCE-7RM4
• FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS + 1.4X Teleconverter
• 560.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 1250

 

[Slug]

Little Wattlebird feeding on flying insects.

• ILCE-6400
• FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS
• 221.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 320

 

[TheFloridaShooter]

Hooded Merganser through the Mangroves ! I was way "under lensed" when I ran across these ducks. Thick cloud cover caused very low light conditions. Sony a9iii + FE 300mm f/2.8 + FE 1.4x Extender. 420mm ISO 5000 f/8.0 1/4000 March 4, 2024 Image taken in SW Florida

• ILCE-9M3
• FE 300mm F2.8 GM OSS + 1.4X Teleconverter
• 420.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/4000 sec
• ISO 5000

 

[TheFloridaShooter]

Osprey in to the Light - Shot in High Key. SW Florida has had heavy overcast cloud cover for the last couple days. Camera: Sony Apha 1 + FE 600mm f/4 GM March 5, 2024 in Matlacha, FL

• ILCE-1
• FE 600mm F4 GM OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/4
• 1/2500 sec
• ISO 100

 

[-ST-]

Fly above the crowd

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/320 sec
• ISO 6400

Short-billed Dowitcher above and Dunlin below.

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/1600 sec
• ISO 6400

 

[Thad E Ginathom]

Wow, both absolutely epic pictures. The first one is my favourite.

 

[TheFloridaShooter]

Burrowing Owls In-Flight

• ILCE-9M3
• FE 400mm F2.8 GM OSS
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/4000 sec
• ISO 1000

 

[spudhead]

female kestrel

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/7.1
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 2500

 

[RogerSmith]

Burrowing Owls In-FlightView attachment 57277

great shot! these little guys move quickly and erratically in my experience.

 

[TheFloridaShooter]

Loggerhead Shrike - aka Butcher Bird

• ILCE-9M3
• FE 400mm F2.8 GM OSS
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/7.1
• 1/3200 sec
• ISO 1250

 

[spudhead]

• ILCE-9
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/7.1
• 1/5000 sec
• ISO 2500

 

[TheFloridaShooter]

Swallow-tailed Kite - Camera: Sony Alpha 1 March 15, 2024. In the coming weeks I'm going to focus on these birds of prey

• ILCE-1
• FE 600mm F4 GM OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/4
• 1/2500 sec
• ISO 400

 

[iamdlewis]

White-necked Jacobin

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/1600 sec
• ISO 8000

 

[Uncle Kevriano]

Swallow-tailed Kite - Camera: Sony Alpha 1 March 15, 2024. In the coming weeks I'm going to focus on these birds of preyView attachment 57377

Superb bird. Great image.

 

[Uncle Kevriano]

Not normally birds I photograph much, but there was a bit of waiting around in hides today, so I grabbed some flight shots of gulls (of which there were hundreds!) That look says it all...

• ILCE-7RM4
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 474.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/2500 sec
• ISO 1600

 

[DaveC Oz]

• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 426.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3000001907349
• 1/1000 sec
• ISO 320

 

[TheFloridaShooter]

Tri-colored Herons

• ILCE-7RM5
• FE 600mm F4 GM OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/3200 sec
• ISO 1000

 

[RogerSmith]

This drake was just checking out the new nest box with his hen. They flew down to the water and promptly mated. I guess they liked their new apartment!

• ILCE-1
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 800

 

[spudhead]

This drake was just checking out the new nest box with his hen. They flew down to the water and promptly mated. I guess they liked their new apartment!
View attachment 57703

really nice Roger

 

[Uncle Kevriano]

• ILCE-7RM4
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/7.1
• 1/3200 sec
• ISO 1600

Short-Eared Owl at St Benets this afternoon (Yay I went out!)

 

[Richard A]

These are my first ever BIF shots. Taken on my few days away down the coast last week. I had hoped there would be more birds in the air but they were letting water out of the barrage so most of them were in the water fishing.

Crested Tern

• ILCE-7RM5
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/3200 sec
• ISO 400

• ILCE-7RM5
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/2500 sec
• ISO 400

• ILCE-7RM5
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/2500 sec
• ISO 400

Australian Pelican

• ILCE-7RM5
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/2500 sec
• ISO 400

• ILCE-7RM5
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/2500 sec
• ISO 400

 

[iamdlewis]

Good birds to start with. Next try ducks.

 

[BrianN]

Illusion of Speed"

Yesterday I was at Valleyfield Pond 10 mins walk from my house to see if I could see the resident kingfisher's....I met another photographer and we had a good old blether.

I wanted to try to create the "Illusion" of the speed that they fly so opted for a slow shutter speed to create this effect."

 

[Thad E Ginathom]

I don't know if that says speed to me, but it does say impressionistic beauty.

Lovely creation.

 

[Slug]

White-bellied Sea Eagle.
Mersey River Devonport Tasmania.

• ILCE-6400
• FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS
• 397.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/1600 sec
• ISO 200

 

[iamdlewis]

Northern Sunbitten

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/3200 sec
• ISO 8000

 

[Richard A]

White-bellied Sea Eagle.
Mersey River Devonport Tasmania.

WOW! I reckon you'd be pretty lucky to even see one of these in the wild yet alone take such a great photo of it.

 

[PeterBurne]

Here is one I took at Richmond park London UK.
Sonya7r4. with 200-600 , I do hope you all like it as all the one I seen are top photos