Birds Birds in Flight Thread - Post Your Shots Here

[Uncle Kevriano]

We had a superb day for Raptors today, Buzzards, Kestrels, Peregrine and Red Kites all present. Lots of shots to go through, but here's a quick edit to be going on with. That is a Rabbits leg in it's talons...

• ILCE-7RM4
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/7.1
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 1250

 

[spudhead]

grabbed this gull shot while stud on the deck of a cruise ship not my usual bird kit the old Sony 70-200 f4

• ILCE-9
• Sony FE 70-200mm F4 G OSS (SEL70200G)
• 200.0 mm
• ƒ/11
• 1/1000 sec
• ISO 640

 

[iain clyne]

Kestrel leaving a perch.
_A010027-Edit by Iain Clyne, on Flickr

 

[evacguy]

Water landing - marginally qualifying as birds in flight! I think I prefer the cropped version as the background of the full frame is rather busy. Of the cropped versions, I think I prefer the colour ot the black and white - any comments welcome.

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS II + 2X Teleconverter
• 140.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/8000 sec
• ISO 16000

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS II + 2X Teleconverter
• 140.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/8000 sec
• ISO 16000

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS II + 2X Teleconverter
• 140.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/8000 sec
• ISO 16000

 

[etiennescamera]

Low flying Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill

• ILCE-1
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/11
• 1/1250 sec
• ISO 1250

 

[Deleted Member 5045]

Low flying Southern Yellow-billed HornbillView attachment 48997

WTF! That thing is crazy!

 

[spudhead]

wow that is one big beak on that thing

 

[Roland]

A tually never saw one flight. It seems to be well of balance to take to the sky.

 

[Slug]

Spotted Dove.

• ILCE-1
• FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS
• 352.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/2500 sec
• ISO 1600

 

[Uncle Kevriano]

Short Eared Owl this afternoon. Absolutely spoiled by them today, an amazing show.

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

 

[-ST-]

Drake Mallard - not much light to work with this morning, but I liked the colours in this shot and didn't mind that it's a little soft.

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS II (SEL70200GM2)
• 200.0 mm
• ƒ/2.8
• 1/500 sec
• ISO 6400

 

[jhousteniii]

I love when they look right at the camera.

• ILCE-1
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS + 1.4X Teleconverter
• 840.0 mm
• ƒ/9
• 1/3200 sec
• ISO 1250

 

[etiennescamera]

Saddle-billed Stork in flight. Reminds me of a large cargo plane.

• ILCE-1
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/11
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 1000

 

[tman]

That’s a great shot of a very unusual looking bird, the colours on its beak it’s eye and forehead are brilliant

 

[etiennescamera]

That’s a great shot of a very unusual looking bird, the colours on its beak it’s eye and forehead are brilliant

Thanks, interestingly the eye colour is the easiest way to differntiate female (in this photo) from male (dark brown eyes)

 

[jhousteniii]

One of my favorite Bald Eagle pics because of the lighting which shows so much feather detail.

• ILCE-1
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/2500 sec
• ISO 250

 

[etiennescamera]

I was photographing a pack of Painted Wolves devouring an Impala they had taken down, when this Tawny Eagle arrived on the scene. It happened so fast that I just swung the camera around, grabbed focus and started shooting, never even giving a thought to changing the aperture setting, which is a pity, because the very busy background slightly spoils what would otherwise have been a magnificent shot.

• ILCE-1
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 303.0 mm
• ƒ/11
• 1/1600 sec
• ISO 4000

 

[Uncle Kevriano]

A barn Owl among the Shorties this week. Always a pleasure. Still working through, I have way too many keepers!

• ILCE-7RM4
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/7.1
• 1/3200 sec
• ISO 500

 

[RogerSmith]

Royal tern coming in to land, La Jolla CA

• ILCE-1
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 437.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/2500 sec
• ISO 160

 

[Landshark99]

My attempts at something I never do from the beach last week

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/3200 sec
• ISO 800

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 553.0 mm
• ƒ/10
• 1/4000 sec
• ISO 1600

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/9
• 1/3200 sec
• ISO 640

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/9
• 1/3200 sec
• ISO 640

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/9
• 1/3200 sec
• ISO 800

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 437.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/640 sec
• ISO 12800

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 359.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/3200 sec
• ISO 500

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 359.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/3200 sec
• ISO 1000

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/10
• 1/4000 sec
• ISO 1000

 

[RogerSmith]

One more from the weekend, always a slightly awkward approach by these big birds approaching the cliffs

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

 

[FowlersFreeTime]

One more from the weekend, always a slightly awkward approach by these big birds approaching the cliffs
View attachment 49459

lol: flaps down for a slow landing approach

 

[etiennescamera]

Southern Ground Hornbill in flight. These birds spend most of their active time walking on the ground, only flying when strictly necessary

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

 

[-ST-]

In the pouring rain this morning, 50 minutes before sunrise. It was darker that it appears in the photo.

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 50mm F1.2 GM (SEL50F12GM)
• 50.0 mm
• ƒ/1.2
• 1/500 sec
• ISO 1600

 

[-ST-]

Canada Geese - off to a running start.

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 1000

Spoiler: A little more context

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 245.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/500 sec
• ISO 200

 

[-ST-]

This was a dramatic pursuit.

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

 

[Roland]

This is a shot from some years ago of a red-tailed Hawk at Hawk Hill near San Francisco. If you ever will be in San Francisco in October, take the trip to the Marin Headlands. On any given day, dozens of raptors will travel over the hill on their migration to the south.

 

[Uncle Kevriano]

Barn Owl from the Falconry di

• ILCE-7RM4
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/7.1
• 1/3200 sec
• ISO 400

splay

 

[Roland]

Going through my old pictures, I found this white egret at the local harbor.

 

[evacguy]

Mystery birds flying in formation.

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS II + 2X Teleconverter
• 340.0 mm
• ƒ/9
• 1/640 sec
• ISO 100