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

 

[THXGEEK]

Some locals on a walk in the heavy clouds
Great Blue
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Wood Duck
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Wow, I need to do some day trips over to the Bay. I've never seen a Wood Duck in person - the colors are really striking!

 

[iamdlewis]

Wow, I need to do some day trips over to the Bay. I've never seen a Wood Duck in person - the colors are really striking!

Wood Ducks are more common in wooded areas that have creeks or smaller rivers or ponds.

 

[iamdlewis]

Flight portion of my outing and most likely the same GBH as from Sunday
Yes this one isn't in flight but it is the start

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/800 sec
• ISO 400

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/1600 sec
• ISO 800

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/1600 sec
• ISO 800

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/1600 sec
• ISO 4000

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

 

[stemlett]

Barn Owl at sunset on Saturday evening.

• ILCE-1M2
• FE 300mm F2.8 GM OSS + 2X Teleconverter
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 2500

 

[iamdlewis]

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/3200 sec
• ISO 4000

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

 

[THXGEEK]

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Nice pics!

The last time I saw a Bald Eagle on the east coast was in West Virginia - I was driving along the headwaters of the Potomac and saw the eagle cruising along the river. Magnificent bird!

 

[iamdlewis]

Nice pics!

The last time I saw a Bald Eagle on the east coast was in West Virginia - I was driving along the headwaters of the Potomac and saw the eagle cruising along the river. Magnificent bird!

In the mid-Atlantic if you are by a body of water that has a reasonably wide section that is free of cover there will be a bald eagle that flies by at some point in the day. Often on birding outings with a local group we tend to be more surprised on days when we do not see a bald eagle than actually seeing them. In DE they stopped the yearly bald eagle nesting count in 2015 because they topped 120 pairs for the 3rd year in a row.

 

[AlphaWorld]

In the mid-Atlantic if you are by a body of water that has a reasonably wide section that is free of cover there will be a bald eagle that flies by at some point in the day. Often on birding outings with a local group we tend to be more surprised on days when we do not see a bald eagle than actually seeing them. In DE they stopped the yearly bald eagle nesting count in 2015 because they topped 120 pairs for the 3rd year in a row.

I would have thought that if you are “In the mid-Atlantic” then you are IN a body of water?