BIRD IN FLIGHT ONLY -- share your BIF photos here

[AlanF]

That’s true. I don’t post much here of course. Didn’t see any harm in posting and since it’s the R5 I figured fellow birders here might like the result. Of course the admin can remove it if they want to if I broke a rule on crossposting. I won’t mind one bit.

We birder regulars welcome new posters and encourage you to continue. How about some real flying birds, as we want to know how responsive the R5 is to get focus. Most of us do follow both the the Birds in Flight and Bird Portraits threads so there's no need to post in both.

 

[Wickedkayaker]

We birder regulars welcome new posters and encourage you to continue. How about some real flying birds, as we want to know how responsive the R5 is to get focus. Most of us do follow both the the Birds in Flight and Bird Portraits threads so there's no need to post in both.

It was a BIF, albeit coming in for a landing. Is birds in landing a thing? I promise no more cross posting the same photo but since you’re all very patient with me. Here’s another BIL if that’s a thing cheers all

 

[AlanF]

It was a BIF, albeit coming in for a landing. Is birds in landing a thing? I promise no more cross posting the same photo but since you’re all very patient with me. Here’s another BIL if that’s a thing cheers all View attachment 192290

Great! We’re broad minded about BIF. Wings open is enough.

 

[snappy604]

It's a Common Buzzard Buteo buteo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_buzzard

thanks.. always associated buzzard with vulture... which looks quite different

 

[AlanF]

thanks.. always associated buzzard with vulture... which looks quite different

In the USA, especially in the northern states, the Turkey Vulture, can be be called the Turkey Buzzard or simply Buzzard. Here's one using my eye AF with the 100-400mm II on the 5DSR.

 

[BeenThere]

In the USA, especially in the northern states, the Turkey Vulture, can be be called the Turkey Buzzard or simply Buzzard. Here's one using my eye AF with the 100-400mm II on the 5DSR.

View attachment 192291

Handsome fellow.

 

[snappy604]

In the USA, especially in the northern states, the Turkey Vulture, can be be called the Turkey Buzzard or simply Buzzard. Here's one using my eye AF with the 100-400mm II on the 5DSR.

thanks for the clarification, so wasn't too far off. We get Turkey vultures here too.. ugly birds, but necessary..

 

[AlanF]

thanks for the clarification, so wasn't too far off. We get Turkey vultures here too.. ugly birds, but necessary..

USA and UK are two countries separated by a different language.

 

[Valvebounce]

Hi Alan.
I think you may have been meaning :-
The United States and Great Britain are two countries separated by a common language. George Bernard Shaw.

Cheers, Graham.

USA and UK are two countries separated by a different language.

 

[AlanF]

Hi Alan.
I think you may have been meaning :-
The United States and Great Britain are two countries separated by a common language. George Bernard Shaw.

Cheers, Graham.

According to:

Quotes by famous people

Misqotations attributed to famous people

www.phrases.org.uk

This supposed quotation doesn't appear anywhere in the copious writing of GBS. A similar idea was expressed by Oscar Wilde in The Canterville Ghost, 1887, some years earlier than Shaw was supposed to have said it:
"We really have everything in common with America nowadays except, of course, language".

 

[dcm]

AlanF said:
USA and UK are two countries separated by a different language

Hi Alan.
I think you may have been meaning :-
The United States and Great Britain are two countries separated by a common language. George Bernard Shaw.

Cheers, Graham.

Half full versus half empty?

 

[SteveC]

Half full versus half empty?

Someone was stupid enough to buy (for extra money) a glass that was twice as big as needed.

 

[HenryL]

I've never had much luck photographing Kingfishers. Until today. Despite rolling with the waves from a passing jetski, I managed to keep this guy in the frame and the R5 just locked on...like glue.

 

[tron]

OK hard question Did it lock to the bird or to its eye ?

 

[snappy604]

USA and UK are two countries separated by a different language.

Even worse.. Canadian, we use bits from both

 

[SteveC]

Even worse.. Canadian, we use bits from both

Yeah, but just think, you can serve as interpreters. Job security!

Now if only I could find someone who could interpret Australian.

 

[Aussie shooter]

Yeah, but just think, you can serve as interpreters. Job security!

Now if only I could find someone who could interpret Australian.

Mate!. Understanding Aussie lingo is a piece of piss.

 

[Click]

I've never had much luck photographing Kingfishers. Until today. Despite rolling with the waves from a passing jetski, I managed to keep this guy in the frame and the R5 just locked on...like glue.

Nice shots, Henry.

 

[HenryL]

Nice shots, Henry.

Thank you, Click!

 

[Bert63]

Three's a crowd..