Birds in Flight Image Thread

[spudhead]

Two sightings of a kestrel Sunday grabbed this in a flat white sky at some distance

• ILCE-9
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 800

 

[Kevriano]

Incoming Kittiwake on Lowestoft Pier today

• ILCE-7RM4
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/7.1
• 1/3200 sec
• ISO 640

 

[RogerSmith]

Brown pelican, La Jolla CA

• ILCE-1
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 433.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/3200 sec
• ISO 640

 

[evacguy]

Guys, I know this is a crap image, but can anyone tell me what type of bird this is? It was flying really high, too high for the 70-200mm to do it justice, but I was wondering what it was. I captured this guy while in the New Forest, I think it's my first bird of prey in flight! I think I'm going to need a bigger boat - I mean lens!

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS II
• 200.0 mm
• ƒ/2.8
• 1/2500 sec
• ISO 100

 

[spudhead]

Guys, I know this is a crap image, but can anyone tell me what type of bird this is? It was flying really high, too high for the 70-200mm to do it justice, but I was wondering what it was. I captured this guy while in the New Forest, I think it's my first bird of prey in flight! I think I'm going to need a bigger boat - I mean lens!


View attachment 46032

Buzzard Ed these always seem to be so high up even with 200-600 and 1.4 I rarely get much luck, it is what it is at least you have got something

 

[evacguy]

Buzzard Ed these always seem to be so high up even with 200-600 and 1.4 I rarely get much luck, it is what it is at least you have got something

Many thanks Gary, he was a big boy.

 

[Brownie]

It's a hawk over here Ed. In the old world they call them buzzards. Over here, they're hawks. Here we call vultures 'buzzards', colloquially.

 

[spudhead]

It's a hawk over here Ed. In the old world they call them buzzards. Over here, they're hawks. Here we call vultures 'buzzards', colloquially.

buzzard Tim he is one I took earlier this year

• ILCE-9
• 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 1250

 

[iamdlewis]

It's a hawk over here Ed. In the old world they call them buzzards. Over here, they're hawks. Here we call vultures 'buzzards', colloquially.

It is a hawk over there too but that type is called "Common Buzzard"

 

[spudhead]

It is a hawk over there too but that type is called "Common Buzzard"

Its strange this bird naming thing, it is a wonder they ever get a kill because I only ever see them flying really high

 

[Brownie]

buzzard Tim he is one I took earlier this yearView attachment 46046

Buzzard in your country, Hawk over here.

When it comes to birds of prey, the terms buzzard and hawk are often used interchangeably. However, there are distinct differences between the two. So, which is the proper word to use? The answer is both. Buzzard is a term used in Europe and Asia for a specific type of hawk, while in North America, hawk is the more commonly used term for birds of prey.

https://thecontentauthority.com/blog/buzzard-vs-hawk

 

[Kevriano]

Its strange this bird naming thing, it is a wonder they ever get a kill because I only ever see them flying really high

They are scavenger birds Gary, so don't hunt per se. They will, and I've seen them take small lizards, but generally they will feed on carcasses of rabbits, hares etc. They certainly do well enough, they are the most populous bird of prey in the UK.

 

[spudhead]

They are scavenger birds Gary, so don't hunt per se. They will, and I've seen them take small lizards, but generally they will feed on carcasses of rabbits, hares etc. They certainly do well enough, they are the most populous bird of prey in the UK.

I often see them in dog fights with ravens and again they are up on thermals almost too high to see clearly

 

[Kevriano]

I often see them in dog fights with ravens and again they are up on thermals almost too high to see clearly

Yep, all corvids will chase them off, as they will take young from a nest, as will corvids though, so a weird dichotomy!

 

[spudhead]

A couple of overdue edits

• ILCE-9
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/7.1
• 1/3200 sec
• ISO 2000

• ILCE-9
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/7.1
• 1/3200 sec
• ISO 2000

 

[iamdlewis]

Its strange this bird naming thing,

The bird naming committee seems to have good days and then the ones in which they seem to conduct after a party. For example the American Red Start has no red but it does have orange or the Ring Neck Duck which has a dark brown ring on its black neck which seems ok for naming the duck except it has a white ring around its black and grey bill that no other duck in the region has.

 

[Clide]

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 70-200mm F4 Macro G OSS II + 1.4X Teleconverter
• 280.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/3200 sec
• ISO 1000

 

[Hoodless Crusader]

Thought I'd get a bird in flight for a change...

• ILCE-7RM5
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/7.1
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 500

 

[spudhead]

cormorant not the best shot

• ILCE-9
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/7.1
• 1/2500 sec
• ISO 640

 

[Kevriano]

Juvenile Kittiwakes at Lowestoft Pier.

• ILCE-7RM4
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/9
• 1/1250 sec
• ISO 200

• ILCE-7RM4
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/9
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 500

• ILCE-7RM4
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 312.0 mm
• ƒ/7.1
• 1/3200 sec
• ISO 800

• ILCE-7RM4
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 312.0 mm
• ƒ/7.1
• 1/3200 sec
• ISO 1250