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

 

[THXGEEK]

#2!

 

[Colin Andersson-Hamill]

More images from earlier this year.
Barn Swallow grabbing some meal of the surface of the creek
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This one thought he had a nice big meal but later realized feathers are no good
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A nice banking shot
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A superb set of photographs.

 

[THXGEEK]

Yea! The hummingbirds are still hanging around (presumably to amp-up for the remainder of their journey south)...

• ILCE-1M2
• FE 100-400mm F4.5 GM OSS
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/4.5
• 1/4000 sec
• ISO 8000

• ILCE-1M2
• FE 100-400mm F4.5 GM OSS
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/4.5
• 1/4000 sec
• ISO 10000

• ILCE-1M2
• FE 100-400mm F4.5 GM OSS
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/4.5
• 1/4000 sec
• ISO 8000

 

[Vossroad]

• ILCE-1M2
• FE 400-800mm F6.3-8 G OSS
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/7.1
• 1/4000 sec
• ISO 1000

Ray-throated Hummingbird in Texas. A1M2, 400/800mm.
1/4000, f7.1, 1000 ISO

 

[THXGEEK]

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Ray-throated Hummingbird in Texas. A1M2, 400/800mm.
1/4000, f7.1, 1000 ISO

Amazing!

Perfect light and great focus!

 

[iamdlewis]

Ray-throated Hummingbird

Ruby-Throated?

 

[THXGEEK]

Ruby-Throated?

"Now you can call me Ray, or you can call me J... but you doesn't hasta call me Ruby!"

Gawd, I'm old.

 

[Vossroad]

Amazing!

Perfect light and great focus!

Very much appreciated!

 

[Vossroad]

Ruby-Throated?

Yes it is, Ruby-throated

 

[CrankinSteve]

Looking out over the ocean in the Algarve of Portugal near Lagos while hiking the Fisherman's Trail. I only had the 35-100 lens, but I wanted the group photo.

• ILCE-7RM6
• TAMRON 35-100mm F2.8 A078 E
• 100.0 mm
• ƒ/7.1
• 1/1000 sec
• ISO 100

 

[rse]

Snow geese...

• ILCE-6000
• 150-600mm
• ISO 250

 

[spudhead]

male kestrel

• ILCE-1
• FE 300mm F2.8 GM OSS + 2X Teleconverter
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/2500 sec
• ISO 1600

 

[Phil Vetra]

Yours are so much more fore giving than ours. I can't get closer than 150-200 ft. Then they are gone. Such a lovely bird!

 

[spudhead]

Yours are so much more fore giving than ours. I can't get closer than 150-200 ft. Then they are gone. Such a lovely bird!

you might think this is a close up shot but the original file 108 mb and the edit is 1.8 mb

 

[CrankinSteve]

Been a while due to lots of travel, but I got out and found this Northern Harrier over pond that was full of Canada Geese. It was a perfect day out there: clear and 60F.

• ILCE-7RM6
• FE 400-800mm F6.3-8 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/1600 sec
• ISO 250

 

[evacguy]

Red Kites over the Pig in the South Downs, just above my room (The Apple Store). Just not quite enough reach, unfortunately I had just changed my lens from the 300 + 2x TC to the 70-200mm when this guy and his friends appeared very high above me. These images are heavily cropped so I was surprised I managed to get anything out of them.

• ILCE-1M2
• FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS II
• 200.0 mm
• ƒ/3.2
• 1/5000 sec
• ISO 100

• ILCE-1M2
• FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS II
• 200.0 mm
• ƒ/3.2
• 1/5000 sec
• ISO 100

• ILCE-1M2
• FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS II
• 200.0 mm
• ƒ/3.2
• 1/5000 sec
• ISO 100

 

[Soundmike]

If you are ever in Yorkshire visit Harewood grounds, you will only need the 70-200 there. Went some time back with the 200 600 think they were trying to land on the end of my lens.

 

[evacguy]

Blackbird (female?) in the kitchen garden of the Pig in the South Downs.

Wait for it, wait for it .....

• ILCE-1M2
• FE 300mm F2.8 GM OSS
• 300.0 mm
• ƒ/3.5
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 4000

• ILCE-1M2
• FE 300mm F2.8 GM OSS
• 300.0 mm
• ƒ/3.5
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 4000

• ILCE-1M2
• FE 300mm F2.8 GM OSS
• 300.0 mm
• ƒ/3.5
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 4000