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Birds in flight

by Jim 592

43 photos · 29 views
Greylag geese (Anser anser) in flight, Winzlar, Germany
Griffon vultures (Gyps fulvus), above their nesting cliffs, Sierra de Grazalema, Andalucía
Flock of red kites (Milvus milvus), Gigrin Farm, Powys, Wales
Black kite (Milvus migrans), near Gurdwara Damdama Sahib Sikh Temple, Delhi
Black kite (Milvus migrans) returning to nest with stick, Delhi
Black kites (Milvus migrans) circling, Agra, India
Western marsh harrier (Circus aeruginosus), Ham Wall, Somerset
Booted eagle (Hieraaetus pennatus), Cuber reservoir, Mallorca
Red-shouldered buzzard (Buteo lineatus), Flamingo, Florida
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus), Fuerteventura, Canary Islands
Scopoli's shearwater (Calonectris diomedea), off Cabrera, Balearic Islands
Northern fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis), Brough of Birsay, Orkney
Australasian gannet (Morus serrator), New Zealand
Gannets (Morus bassanus) in flight over the Firth of Forth, Scotland
Northern gannet (Morus bassanus), Firth of Forth, Scotland
Red-billed tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus) at breeding location, Little Tobago
Male magnificent frigate bird (Fregata magnificens), Ria Lagartos, Yucatan
Great white pelicans (Pelecanus onocrotalus), Walvis Bay squadron, Namibia
American white pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos), Sanibel Island, Florida
Brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) in flight, Florida
Caribbean flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber), Ria Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, Yucatan, Gulf of Mexico
Scarlet ibises (Eudocimus ruber), Caroni Swamp, Trinidad, at dusk
Dominican gulls (Larus dominicanus), Walvis Bay, Namibia
Adult herring gull (Larus argentatus), Dunraven, Wales
Black skimmer (Rynchops niger), Merritt Island, Florida
Common tern (Sterna hirundo) hunting, Lesvos, Greece
Sandwich tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis), off El Cuyo, Yucatan, Gulf of Mexico
First-winter Forster's tern (Sterna forsteri), Merritt Island, Florida
Whiskered tern (Chlidonias hybrida), Ebro Delta, Spain
White-winged tern (Chlidonias leucopterus), Domaine de Certes reserve, Bay of Arcachon
Gull-billed tern (Geochelidon nilotica), Ebro Delta, Spain
Gull-billed tern (Geochelidon niloticus), Malaga, Spain
Atlantic puffins (Fratercula arctica) in flight, Skomer Island
Rufous-breasted hermit (Glaucis hirsutus), Arima Valley, Trinidad
White-necked jacobin (Florisuga mellivora), Milpe, Ecuador
White-necked jacobin (Florisuga mellivora), Cuffie River, Tobago
Long-billed starthroat (Heliomaster longirostris), Arima Valley, Trinidad
Ruby-topaz hummingbird (Chrysolampis mosquitus), Plymouth, Tobago
European bee-eater (Merops apiaster) launching itself from its perch
Grey-breasted martin (Progne chalybea), in-flight bathing, Machalilla, Ecuador
Female olive-backed sunbird (Cinnyris jugularis) feeding on hibiscus nectar, Naithon, Thailand
Brown pelicans in flight, El Cuyo squadron, Gulf of Mexico
Magnificent frigatebird (Fregata magnificens), El Cuyo, Yucatan, Gulf of Mexico