Birds Birds in Flight Thread - Post Your Shots Here

[GvilleRick]

I was watching a ruby-throated hummingbird at my feeder and then saw him fly over to to harass a praying mantis that was hanging upside down on the shepherd's hook.

• ILCE-7RM5
• FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS II
• 200.0 mm
• ƒ/2.8
• 1/1600 sec
• ISO 5000

• ILCE-7RM5
• FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS II
• 200.0 mm
• ƒ/2.8
• 1/1600 sec
• ISO 4000

• ILCE-7RM5
• FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS II
• 200.0 mm
• ƒ/2.8
• 1/1600 sec
• ISO 3200

• ILCE-7RM5
• FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS II
• 200.0 mm
• ƒ/2.8
• 1/2500 sec
• ISO 8000

• ILCE-7RM5
• FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS II
• 200.0 mm
• ƒ/2.8
• 1/2500 sec
• ISO 5000

 

[GrünerBär]

Being just an amateur in BIF I start with this Gunnet. I got him at the Brampton cliffs in Yorkshire this Summer.
Hope you like it.

Cheers Mario

PS. The second picture shows the rush hour at the cliffs

 

[Doug Herr]

Forster's Tern, San Francisco bay area

• ILCE-1
• FE 300mm F2.8 GM OSS + 2X Teleconverter
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/3200 sec
• ISO 640

 

[spudhead]

kestrel at long range not sure if I have posted this before so sorry if that is the case

• ILCE-1
• FE 300mm F2.8 GM OSS + 2X Teleconverter
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/5000 sec
• ISO 2000

 

[spudhead]

gull a

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/7.1
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 500

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600 mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G) + 1.4X Teleconverter (SEL14TC)
• 840.0 mm
• ƒ/9
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 1000

bit boring

 

[AlphaWorld]

A black kite in flight enjoying a windy day - there were multiple black kites around enjoying it.

Bright sun - so bright I was at 1/16000 f/2.8 ISO 250 at 188mm on the 70-200mm GM II on the A9 III. This is about a 1/3 x 1/3 crop from the original frame.

 

[Doug Herr]

Rufous Hummingbird, Yolo County California USA

• ILCE-1
• FE 300mm F2.8 GM OSS + 2X Teleconverter
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/500 sec
• ISO 800

• ILCE-1
• FE 300mm F2.8 GM OSS + 2X Teleconverter
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/1250 sec
• ISO 1600

• ILCE-1
• FE 300mm F2.8 GM OSS + 2X Teleconverter
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/1600 sec
• ISO 1600

• ILCE-1
• FE 300mm F2.8 GM OSS + 2X Teleconverter
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/1600 sec
• ISO 1600

 

[spudhead]

male kestrel

• ILCE-1
• FE 300mm F2.8 GM OSS + 2X Teleconverter
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/4000 sec
• ISO 1600

 

[Slug]

Fan-tailed Cuckoo.

• ILCE-1
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 245.0 mm
• ƒ/7.1
• 1/2500 sec
• ISO 1250

 

[AlphaWorld]

Australian White Ibis (aka "bin chicken")

I like this shot because I imagine the bird on the left calling out "Wait for me!".

Shot on the A9III using the 70-200 GM II (200mm) wide open at f/2.8, ISO 250, 1/10000

 

[AlphaWorld]

Major Mitchell Cockatoo - full flaps as it comes in to land

This is 100% - 2000x2000 cropped from 6000x4000
A9 III with a 70-200 GM II + 1.4x TC, full zoom to 280mm, wide open at f/4, 1/2000, ISO 250

 

[GT12]

A lilac breasted roller, a vulture and a Great Horned Owl (well, just finishing flying) in Zimbabwe a few months ago.

• ILCE-7RM5
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 481.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 250

• ILCE-7RM5
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/500 sec
• ISO 500

• ILCE-7C
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 259.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/800 sec
• ISO 320

 

[iamdlewis]

A lilac breasted roller, a vulture and a Great Horned Owl (well, just finishing flying) in Zimbabwe a few months ago.

I don't know what that hawk is for certain, think some kind of Goshawk, but it is defiantly not a Great Horned Owl.

 

[GT12]

I don't know what that hawk is for certain, think some kind of Goshawk, but it is defiantly not a Great Horned Owl.

I’m sure you’re right. I’m really not a birder and made the classic error of relying on my iPhone identifying the image!

 

[Uncle Kevriano]

Flamingo Fly By at Salina de San Pedro

• ILCE-7RM4
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 394.0 mm
• ƒ/10
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 400

 

[AlphaWorld]

NOT a closeup shot. Not even a great shot (sorry!)

Just an answer to "Why aren't there more birds flying?"...

When there are a pair (probably a mated pair) of wedge tail eagles casually orbiting in the sky, I think the average bird looks up and thinks, "nope, not today!".

A wedgetail can soar for hours on end, using minimal energy, and their sight is far more acute than ours. They are the apex predators of the Australian skies.

 

[Ralph]

Australian Pelican

• ILCE-7M3
• 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG DN OS | Sports 021
• 284.1 mm
• ƒ/7.1
• 1/5000 sec
• ISO 640

• ILCE-7M3
• 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG DN OS | Sports 021
• 284.1 mm
• ƒ/7.1
• 1/5000 sec
• ISO 640

 

[Uncle Kevriano]

Black-Headed Gull dive sequence

• ILCE-7RM4
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/10
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 800

• ILCE-7RM4
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/10
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 1000

• ILCE-7RM4
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/10
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 1000