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[Click]

Very nice shots, Nat WA.

 

[Valvebounce]

Hi Wiebe.
Takeoff, the point at which the weight is supported partially by aerodynamic lift and partially by the ground? (My definition not from a dictionary.) So it probably does count. ;D ;D
Either way it is a cool action shot, nicely done!

Cheers, Graham.

Thanks for your comments Graham & Click

Does this one qualify as BIF ?
... or just as "Bird on the run" ;D

Juvenile Herring gull (afaik)

 

[KeithBreazeal]

Busy on the bay.

Pelicans & 747 Fleet Week 2017 © Keith Breazeal by Keith Breazeal, on Flickr

 

[Click]

Nice shot, Keith.

 

[Valvebounce]

Hi Kieth.
Very nice.
Did the pelicans fly right over the boat? Are pelicans there like seagulls here, so common you don't look or did no one on the boat notice them.

Cheers, Graham.

Busy on the bay.

 

[Nat_WA]

Busy on the bay.
...

Hi Keith,

Nice counterpart for "Planes, trains and automobiles"... yours is Planes, Boats and Pelicans
Well done! SF Bay near Alcatraz?

Wiebe.

 

[ERHP]

One of our local Red Tailed Hawk juvies took a spin over the grassy portion of the estuary Sunday morning. Last frame before wing clipping really became the norm.

 

[Click]

Beautiful. Great shot, ERHP. 8)

 

[jprusa]

One of our local Red Tailed Hawk juvies took a spin over the grassy portion of the estuary Sunday morning. Last frame before wing clipping really became the norm.

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Very Nice!!

 

[rnl]

Juvenile Eagle, Conowingo MD

 

[Click]

Juvenile Eagle, Conowingo MD

Great shot, Richard. Well done.

 

[Valvebounce]

Hi ERHP.
Very nice shot, very obliging bird, nice when they cooperate so nicely.

Cheers, Graham.

One of our local Red Tailed Hawk juvies took a spin over the grassy portion of the estuary Sunday morning. Last frame before wing clipping really became the norm.

 

[Nat_WA]

One of our local Red Tailed Hawk juvies took a spin over the grassy portion of the estuary Sunday morning. Last frame before wing clipping really became the norm.
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Excellent picture Ed! You must have had a perfect position to take this shot with such sharpness on the whole bird at 840mm f/7.1 8) Consider me deeply impressed

Wiebe.

 

[Handrews]

Superb capture ERHP, thank you for sharing!

One of our local Red Tailed Hawk juvies took a spin over the grassy portion of the estuary Sunday morning. Last frame before wing clipping really became the norm.

 

[ERHP]

Thanks Click, jprusa, Valvebounce, Nat_WA and Handrews! I tried to keep the focal point on the eye, using the left center by this time, trying to keep from clipping the wingtips. The head is pretty sharp but the wingtips are slightly softer due to DoF and I suspect a bit of motion even at 1/2500.

 

[Cog]

Fight for Lebensraum, birds' style:

 

[Click]

Fight for Lebensraum, birds' style:

Excellent timing. Nice visual effect. Well done, Cog.

 

[Jack Douglas]

@ Cog. V nice, could add a variety of captions to the photo.

Jack

 

[Cog]

@ Cog. V nice, could add a variety of captions to the photo.

Jack

Thank you, Jack. I will be happy to answer your questions. But the episode was pretty clear. I shot it at a dawn time today, when herons and gulls flew out to have breakfast. Canon 5D mIV + 100-400 II (the exif is saved on Flickr, where the pic is stored).

Vladimir

 

[Mikehit]

Fight for Lebensraum, birds' style:

Wonderful photo, Cog. The lighting is beautiful, especially for photographing 2 white birds, and the timing excellent.