Birds in flight.
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Black-necked Stilt birds in flight. Official name: Himantopus mexicanus, L 13.8-15.4".
www.birdwatchersdigest.com/bwdsite/learn/identification/s...
I stopped by Whitaker Ponds Nature Park in Portland a few weeks ago, and am glad I did. It's a small pond, with a dock reaching into the lake, and lots of water fowl that aren't much afraid of people. Got several great bird in flight shots from up close!
Thanks for your faves and comments. I am back in the groove at last after my laptop died and I bought a Mac :-)
Two things I need a lot of practice on in photography are birds in flight and macro shots. I have always admired the beautiful birds in flight shots I’ve seen here on Flickr. I just never realized just how difficult it was going to be until I started practicing them. My photos were always blurry and the birds were never properly in frame. The other day I was practicing on seagulls and I got lucky when a great blue heron flew by unexpectedly, needless to say, I wasn’t prepared. LOL I just clicked away like a maniac and crossed my fingers that I could get some half decent shots. My great respect to all the photographers that take those amazing flight photos!
I’d like to send a special thank you to my good friends from the UK Bogger3. and Mobile Lynn for all your wonderful coaching tips and advice.
Have a great day Flickr friends! Tina and the Puglets xo
I would like to thank all of you that have taken the time to view and comment on my photos, it is very much appreciated. Constructive criticism and tips on how to improve my novice photography skills are always welcomed.
Pic By Pammy
Rhiannon rings like a bell through the night and
Wouldn't you love to love her?
Takes to the sky like a bird in flight and
Who will be her lover?
All your life you've never seen
A woman taken by the wind
Would you stay if she promised you heaven?
Will you ever win?
She is like a cat in the dark and then
She is the darkness
She rules her life like a fine skylark and when
The sky is starless
All your life you've never seen
A woman taken by the wind
Would you stay if she promised you heaven?
Will you ever win?
Rhiannon
She rings like a bell through the night and
Wouldn't you love to love her?
She rules her life like a bird in flight and
Who will be her lover?
All your life you've never seen
A woman taken by the wind
Would you stay if she promised you heaven?
Will you ever win?
Will you ever win?
Rhiannon
Taken by the sky
Dreams unwind
Love's a state of mind
Very fast birds, lucky to capture them.
Black-necked Stilt birds in flight. Official name: Himantopus mexicanus, L 13.8-15.4".
www.birdwatchersdigest.com/bwdsite/learn/identification/s...
Female or juvenile. Landed on a tree rope. In flight, next photo.
Many thanks for your kind comments and support.
Other hummy photo in first comment.
I crossed the lake in anticipation of an osprey flight (which didn't happen during my wait), when this gadwall flew by.
Taken while I was on the dock out into Lake Hancock at Circle B Bar Reserve in Lakeland, Florida. If you look carefully, there is a small fish in this osprey's right talon.
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If you'd like to see more of my images, go to schockenphotography.com. I have many more 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.
An osprey going home with a good-sized fish. Photographed at John Chesnut Senior Park, Palm Harbor, Florida.
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Thanks for visiting and for your faves and comments.
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.
A little splash from the wingtip touching the water surface is just visible if you look hard.
Yesterday, I made another attempt at photographing cormorants in flight at slow shutter speeds.
Reviewing last week's results, I realised that 1/100th was just too slow , so tried with 1/200 sec, and got some better results. Usually, I use something like 1/2000 sec for a bird in flight to get a sharp picture. I got several shots with the head and eye sharp and noticed there was more success getting the eye sharp on the wing downbeat, than the upbeat - I wonder why that is.....
This bird isn't showing any sign of the white throat breeding plumage that appears around Spring..
Another image taken from a photo boat during my trip to the Danube Delta, Romania.
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