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Green Cay Wetlands

The magnificent Resplendent Quetzal ♂ seen here in flight, in the cloud forest of Costa Rica.

Sandhill cranes in flight over the Bernardo waterfowl refuge just north of Bosque del Apache.

A flock of seagulls taking flight into the wind along Lake Michigan.

Finishing this four-image pelican series with this aerial shot of these two tandem flyers.

On the ground, these huge American White Pelicans waddle around somewhat awkwardly. But when in the air, few birds soar as gracefully and beautifully as they do. Smooth and seemingly effortless, they use the air currents for soaring, minimizing a lot of wing flapping.

Also, when descending to land from high altitudes, they make multiple, circular descents, banking in tandem and maintaining their positions next to each other... If you've ever experience this, it is a wonder to behold, and it leaves you full of joy and with your jaw open with amazement. Truly one of the wonders of nature...

Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return.

― Leonardo da Vinci

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Wakodahatchee Wetlands.

Flight of a Bee-eater at the Quarry

East Leake, Nottinghamshire.

I was struggling today with the light not being good as I was mainly trying for flight shots but managed a few in the end

These Canada Geese take off into the morning light...my what a beautiful spectacle to see.It takes a lot of power and energy to muster those wings into flight.

Pushing on that trigger is like pulling magic into my very soul...Darrell.

Have a safe and exciting day dear Flickr friends !

A Great Blue Heron and its watery reflection.

Flight of Avocets at Bombay Hook NWR in Delaware.

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Osprey in flight this morning at John Chesnut Senior Park, Palm Harbor, Florida. Have a great July 4th weekend everyone and STAY SAFE!

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If you'd like to see more of my osprey images, go to schockenphotography.com. I have many images of eagles and other raptors as well as owls, woodpeckers, hummingbirds, songbirds and mammals and I have a full section on birds in flight which is my specialty.

Abandoned Military Training Camp, Germany

This Bateleur (Terathopius ecaudatus) was photographed just after take-off in the wild in the Kgalagadi.

Caspian Tern after a dive

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Great egret, Santa Margarita Lake, CA

Flight instruction on Neiva T-25 Universal.

Flight Training.

It was fun watching Glossy Ibis encouraging their fledglings to fly at Ocean City, NJ. The parent would land close to the hungry chicks, but would move away before before feeding them, forcing them to follow and fly if they wanted to be fed.

After a successful flight and often rough landing the fledglings were rewarded with food as can be seen in the photograph at the top of the comment box.

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Cackling Geese at the Rio Grande Nature Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

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Fuji X-E3 plus Samyang 300mm F6.3 mirror reflex lens. The question pops up when one is doing a close-up with this lens. Focussing is difficult and not every shot will be a "keeper".

Heron in flight near Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales, UK

in flight

I took this, along with some others, in low light this morning. Trying to get the hang of flight shots. Very high ISO, but the focus appeared to work pretty well. Really liking the increased speed of locking on!

Soaring into the deep blue...it's a delightful Springtime flight that gets you on your way to what is important !

Pushing on that trigger is like pulling magic into my very soul...Darrell.

Keep happy...keep safe dear Flickr friends !

No stacking possible as it is flying @LAArboretum

Flight Path over Mynydd Illtud, Brecon Beacons.

Brooklyn, New York

These are Sandhill Cranes heading north to their Breeding grounds. I know why they are called cranes because one needs to crane one's neck in order to see them; they fly so high.

Taking Flight - A Long-tailed Weasel takes flight while hunting for pocket gophers. Recently, I took a trip up North to photograph these guys. I hadn't been to the North Bay in 4 years. It's one of my favorite places but being in the South Bay the 2 hour drive is long for me. However, these weasels got me out of bed at 3 AM and out the door at 4 AM and I completed the 225 mile round trip and got to see 13 of them and meet some awesome North Bay photographers as well.

It's just amazing how quickly and erratically this species moves. It is impossible to reliably track them with the DSLR. I had to stop down one f-stop and set the sensitivity to the highest setting and only 3 out of my nearly 500 images of them jumping came in focus. That being said these 3 are all I needed and I was most happy with this one.

Species: Long-tailed Weasel (Mustela frenata)

Location: Northern California, CA, USA

Equipment: Nikon D850 + Nikkor 200-500mm f5.6 ED VR

Settings: 1/3200s, ISO: 400, f/6.3, -1.0 EV, Handheld @500mm

"Nature always wears the colors of the spirit."

A peaceful moment as the sky burns with gold and a solitary bird takes flight over the sleeping trees.

(2007)

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Photographed at Muriwai.

This Acorn woodpecker was seen in the Lucas Valley neighborhood of San Rafael, California.

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Haulover Park

I was trying to get some in-flights of the hummingbirds in our backyard the other day. Our yard was still shaded so even at ISO 2000 this was shot at 1/25th of a second. I thought it was interesting as it shows the range of wing movement. You might ask, Todd, why did you shoot it at +1/3 EV exposure compensation. Well, it's a little technique I call "not checking your settings". [sigh]