Black-Crowned Night Heron

From Cornell:

Black-crowned Night-Herons often spend their days perched on tree limbs or concealed among foliage and branches. They forage in the evening and at night, in water, on mudflats, and on land. In flight they fold their head back against their shoulders, almost making the neck disappear.

I found this photo today among a group of photos i shot at Harris Neck in 2017 - not realizing that i had photographed a night heron in flight - I believe the only time I have done so.

Glad i found it so it could be Explored.

Turnstone in flight seen at South Landing near Flamborough Head. (2255)

This hoverfly kept returning to the same leaf, then moving up into the air near. Got out the trusty 200mm macro (manual focus) and started shooting. Got a few keepers out of the session.

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Highland Oaks Park

I love shooting ibises in flight - once I trained on them to shoot a bird in flight correctly.

A Black-bellied Plover races back and forth along the beach with a juvenile, teaching him to fly.

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This female house finch was seen at Miller-Knox Regional Shoreline in Point Richmond, California.

Mallards launch into the air over an icy Lake Michigan...

All that ice is now melted and spring has sprung :)

A flight of Dunlin arriving at Budle bay for an evening feeding session.

Contreforts de l'Aiguille du Moine (3412m). Cliché réalisé depuis la Mer de Glace dans le massif du Mont Blanc (Haute-Savoie).

Erithacus rubecula

♂Anax imperator was flying over a pond in Las Alquerias, Totana, Murcia. It seemed to tell me shoot now !! I did, but I only could twice

The Grackle Crow rushing in haste. The wings in full flight and alacrity as it passes the water surface of Traverse Lake. It seemed almost sinister and foreboding.

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Wakodahatchee Wetlands.

A Ring-billed Gull is captured rather closely in flight as it passes the rest of the grounded flock.

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A female broad-billed hummingbird emerges from the shadows at Boyce Thompson Arboretum. If I were to choose my perfect bokeh, it would not be beige, but living in the desert there tends to be a bit of beige around. So you shoot what you see. At least the hummingbird brings a sparkle of green to the scene.

I think this is a Swainson's Hawk. All you bird experts.....what do you think?

Hoverfly in flight rubbing its feet together

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Aqua Bowl Park

At a local reserve - Boundary Brook NR in Oxford

Isn't it amazing that the autofocus caught the heron despite the difficult background?

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ist das nicht erstaunlich, dass der Autofokus den Reiher erwischt hat, trotz des unruhigen Hintergrunds

Getting in one last flight for the day. La Jolla, California.

Cool misty morning on Saturday, the early sunshine warming the water brought a low mist. The Heron taking flight just above the water with the reflection, wing tips just above the water, the small egret in the top right adds balance... really like this image.

Had to split my in-flight album as almost near 500 shots so now its small & large birds in-flight. Catching up :)

I was lucky to be ready when this Great-horned Owlet took flight.

This egret was flying past me at Jackson Bottom wetlands.

These Sandhill Cranes are coming into a field nearby so we see more wing positions. Normally they fly 300-400 miles per day and follow the wind currents at an altitude of 3-5000 ft above ground. Using the tailwinds there is not as much need to constantly flap but do so when coming down or climbing up – they are like other fowl using the wings to control the flight.

Greater Flamingos in flight

Created for TMI's September contest: "Flights of Fancy"

I dont usually do birds in flight, but as ive been not able to spend much money during lockdown.. Ive upgraded my Canon 7Dmk1 to a 7Dmk2 and the difference is huge! Im over the moon! Tracking birds in flight justs feels effortless compared to the mk1. So thought id share this photo taken with me new 7Dmk2 :)

The silky smooth flight of the Heron is a beauty to behold.

The Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) is is a communal bird in the winter months, when upwards of ten or more may be spotted searching the same field for mousy treats. These stunning and gregarious owls benefited greatly from mankind's agricultural revolution, as they adore hunts on such fields. In fact, whenever such a field exists, they'll even sleep in them during the day, nestled away in tall grasses. Sure, short-ears will roost in trees when absolutely necessary, but only begrudgingly when thick blankets of snow have stolen their grassy hillocks. Interestingly, their hoots have always sounded a bit like a cross between dog barking and cat mewling to me!

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Everglades national park