Birds Birds in Flight Thread - Post Your Shots Here

[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?

 

[RogerSmith]

Wood duck gliding by

• ILCE-1
• FE 400mm F2.8 GM OSS
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/4
• 1/2500 sec
• ISO 500

 

[DaveC Oz]

Well no one has ever accused me of having all my ducks in a row

• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/4000 sec
• ISO 640

 

[DaveC Oz]

Australian Pelican above Little Lake Boort

• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/1600 sec
• ISO 640

 

[spudhead]

• ILCE-1
• FE 300mm F2.8 GM OSS + 2X Teleconverter
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/9
• 1/2500 sec
• ISO 8000

 

[spudhead]

• ILCE-1
• FE 300mm F2.8 GM OSS + 2X Teleconverter
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 400

 

[AlphaWorld]

Well no one has ever accused me of having all my ducks in a rowView attachment 73610

The Australia White Ibis flying over me this morning weren't as abundant, but they looked just disorganised. The two pairs on the right look in imminent danger of collision.

Shot at 1/2000 f/8 ISO 320 on the A9 III using the 400-800 at 775mm - this is the full frame scaled to 2000 pixels wide for this site.

Edited to add - 58 frames later in the same (long) burst some of them appear to have gotten themselves more sorted out (and no collisions):

Exactly the same settings at the shot above.

I am really beginning to enjoy this new lens. I am carrying the 1.4x, but I haven't put it on the lens yet. I like using the 400mm to spot the birds, then spin to 800mm to get the details.

 

[iamdlewis]

Tree Swallows discussing who should have the post

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/3200 sec
• ISO 1250

 

[Ralph]

This is a little wild Budgie from back in 2022 at a place called Castle Crossing.

• ILCE-7M3
• 100-400mm F5-6.3 DG DN OS | Contemporary 020
• 372.7 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/1600 sec
• ISO 800

 

[spudhead]

sparrow hawk

• ILCE-1
• FE 300mm F2.8 GM OSS + 2X Teleconverter
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 400

 

[iamdlewis]

Purple Martin

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/4000 sec
• ISO 640

Tree Swallow

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/3200 sec
• ISO 800

American Robin

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/3200 sec
• ISO 1000

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/3200 sec
• ISO 800

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/3200 sec
• ISO 800

 

[FowlersFreeTime]

I don't normally do this "birds-in-flight" genre, so naturally I'm bad at it, but I did manage to get a shot of a flock of Ibis (is the plural Ibises?) last week.

• E 50-300mm F4.5-6.3 A069
• 164.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3000001907349
• 1/250 sec
• ISO 160

 

[iamdlewis]

I don't normally do this "birds-in-flight" genre, so naturally I'm bad at it, but I did manage to get a shot of a flock of Ibis (is the plural Ibises?) last week.

Got to start somewhere and ibis are a good place to start since they are large, relatively slow and predictable. I would be use a faster shutter speed, probably 1/1250 or 1/1500 to start with for them.

It is a Congregation of Ibis.

 

[FowlersFreeTime]

Got to start somewhere and ibis are a good place to start since they are large, relatively slow and predictable. I would be use a faster shutter speed, probably 1/1250 or 1/1500 to start with for them.

It is a Congregation of Ibis.

Thanks David, will definitely crank up shutter speed next time to reduce motion blur.

 

[iamdlewis]

Thanks David, will definitely crank up shutter speed next time to reduce motion blur.

General rule is:
Large birds like herons, egrets, ibis, vultures and eagles and ospreys cruising = 1/1000 - 1/1600
Medium birds like hawks, gulls, darters = 1/1600 - 1/2500
Small birds = 1/3200+
Big Bird = 1/100

Birds like falcons and ducks can have a wide range of speeds that work well depending on which type it is. When in doubt go faster. Best birds to practice on are gulls because they aren't too fast, they have more variation in flight paths than geese but still are pretty predictable, they generally have lesser fear of humans so you can get ones at varying distances and most people know where to find them regularly.

 

[AlphaWorld]

General rule is:
Large birds like herons, egrets, ibis, vultures and eagles and ospreys cruising = 1/1000 - 1/1600
Medium birds like hawks, gulls, darters = 1/1600 - 1/2500
Small birds = 1/3200+
Big Bird = 1/100

Birds like falcons and ducks can have a wide range of speeds that work well depending on which type it is. When in doubt go faster. Best birds to practice on are gulls because they aren't too fast, they have more variation in flight paths than geese but still are pretty predictable, they generally have lesser fear of humans so you can get ones at varying distances and most people know where to find them regularly.

Big Bird from the Muppets, yes, 1/100 probably fine. Big bird like an ostrich or an emu, not so much - they can move fairly quickly

 

[iamdlewis]

Big Bird from the Muppets, yes, 1/100 probably fine. Big bird like an ostrich or an emu, not so much - they can move fairly quickly

Big Bird is from Sesame Street. You get to keep your childhood since Sesame Street and the Muppets would have been exported to you.
Would you really call an ostrich/emu moving at 9.8m/s2 flight?

 

[AlphaWorld]

Big Bird is from Sesame Street. You get to keep your childhood since Sesame Street and the Muppets would have been exported to you.
Would you really call an ostrich/emu moving at 9.8m/s2 flight?

You mention a very specific acceleration: 9.8 m/s2 - that sounds like a plummet more than flight

I’ve tried to photograph a female ostrich dancing, and you definitely need a higher shutter speed for that. 1/1000 wasn’t fast enough.

 

[THXGEEK]

Doves in my backyard.

• ILCE-7CR
• 300.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 2000

• ILCE-7CR
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 2000

 

[Slug]

Forest Raven escorting a Wedge-tailed Eagle out of its territory!

• ILCE-1
• FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/2500 sec
• ISO 500