Birds Birds in Flight Thread - Post Your Shots Here

[iamdlewis]

A very nice morning here but sadly at the end of the season for most birds but the locals are still about
A Great Blue Heron

• ILCE-1M2
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/3200 sec
• ISO 8000

Wood Duck

• ILCE-1M2
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/3200 sec
• ISO 4000

Belted Kingfisher - This lady knew when I wasn't looking her way to start her flybys

• ILCE-1M2
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/3200 sec
• ISO 5000

 

[Colin Andersson-Hamill]

A very nice morning here but sadly at the end of the season for most birds but the locals are still about
A Great Blue Heron
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Wood Duck
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Belted Kingfisher - This lady knew when I wasn't looking her way to start her flybys
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This is an excellent set of BIF shots. Beautiful and well shot. The clurs on the duck are astonishing.

 

[Clide]

I have experimenting with the 300 mm GM with 1.4 and 2.0 TC. I am getting ready for a birding trip to Texas and want to take minimum weight and gear. I am really enjoying this lens.

 

[evacguy]

I have experimenting with the 300 mm GM with 1.4 and 2.0 TC. I am getting ready for a birding trip to Texas and want to take minimum weight and gear. I am really enjoying this lens.View attachment 87188View attachment 87189View attachment 87190

great shots. Can you please clarify, which had which TC?

 

[evacguy]

Seagulls at Harlyn Bay Cornwall. These were my first experiments at taking birds in flight. They were taken on 3 June 2026 at around 15:00. I was up on the cliffs overlooking the sandy beach and the sea. The seagulls came swooping in from the sea down to the beach. I assume the second image is of a youngen, while the last image shows a seagull diving onto the beach for some fish and chips.

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS II
• 188.0 mm
• ƒ/2.8
• 1/6400 sec
• ISO 400

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS II
• 191.0 mm
• ƒ/2.8
• 1/6400 sec
• ISO 800

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS II
• 200.0 mm
• ƒ/2.8
• 1/6400 sec
• ISO 1250

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS II
• 200.0 mm
• ƒ/2.8
• 1/6400 sec
• ISO 320

 

[Clide]

great shots. Can you please clarify, which had which TC?

Thanks Ed, I used the 2.0 TC for these photos. I was across the inlet, so a fair distance away. I used a significant post process crop so I would not be able to get a very large print. My 400-800mm would have been a better choice but again I am seeing how light I can travel. I am actually considering the new 600mm GM for my birding walks.

 

[iamdlewis]

This is a little old but when you don't feel like doing other things. So this is a short video made of 58 images. I had hope that this was a series of shots I would get.
Belted Kingfisher landing

 

[iamdlewis]

More images from earlier this year.
Barn Swallow grabbing some meal of the surface of the creek

• ILCE-1M2
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/3200 sec
• ISO 10000

• ILCE-1M2
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/3200 sec
• ISO 10000

• ILCE-1M2
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/3200 sec
• ISO 10000

• ILCE-1M2
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/3200 sec
• ISO 10000

• ILCE-1M2
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/3200 sec
• ISO 10000

This one thought he had a nice big meal but later realized feathers are no good

• ILCE-1M2
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/3200 sec
• ISO 8000

A nice banking shot

• ILCE-1M2
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 500.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/5000 sec
• ISO 12800