BIRD IN FLIGHT ONLY -- share your BIF photos here

[macrunning]

Haven't posted in here for a bit but going through the photos from our Florida trip I managed to score some BIF photos. Always an inspiration to see everyone's work. Here's a couple of Laughing Gulls from Dauphin Island.

 

[Maximilian]

A male western marsh harrier (circus aeruginosus) appearing and flying by so fast I almost couldn't react. Then luckily it made a second round.
The heavily backlit situation made it even worse. Even though I used partial metering it is the first time that I thought about +5 steps pushing the shadows
I like the 2nd pic most when it is looking down twisting its head.

 

[Click]

Haven't posted in here for a bit but going through the photos from our Florida trip I managed to score some BIF photos. Always an inspiration to see everyone's work. Here's a couple of Laughing Gulls from Dauphin Island.

Very nice shot, macrunning.

 

[macrunning]

A Black Crowned Night Heron landing back to it's nest and a couple of young Double Crested Cormorant chicks behind him.

 

[Click]

Good timing. Nice shot!

 

[AlanF]

Marsh Harriers in Norfolk and Suffolk in the last week.

 

[Click]

Very nice shots, Alan. I especially like the second one.

 

[Maximilian]

I think I can do herons IF now

 

[Maximilian]

Herring gull (larus argentatus) in Bremerhaven. I was on a business trip and had only the 24-105L with me. Too much luggage
5D4, 24-105L @105, 1/400, f/8, ISO100, I had to crop to 2700x1800
I like the motion blur of the wings

 

[Click]

I like the motion blur of the wings

+1 Very nice shot, Maximilian!

 

[dcm]

Great Blue Heron finding it's spot at the City Park Pond on a cloudy, rainy day.
R6 + RF800, handheld, 1/1000 sec, ISO 1250, f/11. DxO PL5.

 

[ERHP]

Some of the nesting Yellow-crowned Night Herons flying around.

R5 RF600 f/4L w/1.4x 1/4000 : f/6.3 : ISO 800

R5 RF600 f/4L w/1.4x 1/3200 : f/6.3 : ISO 800

 

[Click]

I especially like the second one. Great shot!

 

[AlanF]

Peregrine Falcon

 

[Click]

Beautiful shot, Alan.

 

[AlanF]

Atlantic Tern R5/1000mm

 

[AlanF]

Eurasian Starling flying with worm (R5/RF 100-400mm).

 

[ISv]

Eurasian Starling flying with worm (R5/RF 100-400mm).

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Nice photos Alan! Off course my favorite is the Peregrine (I just love Falcons and the photo is nice!). And after "pixel-peeping" LOL I thing the "worm" with the Starling is actually a caterpillar (looks like something from Sphingidae but it's really long shot)!

 

[Maximilian]

Nice photos Alan! Off course my favorite is the Peregrine (I just love Falcons and the photo is nice!). ...

100% the same opinion here
The light with the peregrine is just fantastic. And the rest (timing, ...) as usual in HQ.

 

[AlanF]

Nice photos Alan! Off course my favorite is the Peregrine (I just love Falcons and the photo is nice!). And after "pixel-peeping" LOL I thing the "worm" with the Starling is actually a caterpillar (looks like something from Sphingidae but it's really long shot)!

Not only was your guess a long shot, but so was the image! The starling was 33m away with the 100-400mm, and I upsized 2x to post.