Probably my last post for a while, although I might log in from time to time. For some time (maybe one or two months) I fly off to other places. This time with my camper towards Denmark.

There are probably also some birds there, and as long as the holidays do not start yet, there may also be some space and tranquility. I do wish everyone a nice summer (holiday).

The shot here was taken in Arkemheen, a wonderful bird area in the Netherlands, and I found it again since I am cleaning up my pictures.

“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.”

HSS

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!

Curtner Elementary School Eagles, Milpitas CA

puffin. skomer island

Two combined captures of mine.

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Thanks for your faves and comments. I am back in the groove at last after my laptop died and I bought a Mac :-)

This is a green-winged teal drake flying at Greenway Park, across the lake from Koll wetlands. Late afternoon, taking advantage of golden hour light.

A Roseate Spoonbill passes over-head between me and the setting sun.

This photo was quite accidental - I was facing away from the setting sun, taking photos of birds in flight headed to their roosting areas in the wetlands. I saw this big shadow, turned around and this spoonbill was passing behind me - also headed to the wetlands for the night - but the lone spoonbill - the ibis were in huge numbers, as were the cattle egrets - the wetlands borders the cattle ranches. Other birds in pretty good numbers were great egrets, snowy egrets, blue herons, there were a few Great Herons, some Green Herons and Night Herons. There were also a lot of Anhingas. I saw two hawks and various smaller birds.

This American wigeon was about to cross the path at Commonwealth Lake, when a pedestrian approached. So it took flight to hurry across.

In the Portland area, when gulls show up, it indicates that there's stormy weather at the coast, so they come in to shelter. We've been seeing gulls the last several days, and I've heard that there are gale-force winds at the coast. Does make for opportunities to catch these guys in flight!

Kauw

Corvus monedula

Choucas des tours

Dohle

La grajilla occidental

Kaie

Dvergkráka

Gralha-de-nuca-cinzenta

Naakka

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A Plain Tiger Butterfly in flight.

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Going through older pictures (didn't go out today; too hot!) and found this one, taken at Dawson Creek. Female bufflehead in flight.

a pied Kingfisher (ceryle rudis) in flight along the Zambesi riverbanks

photo made from a small boat.

caprivi strip,Namibia

tips and tricks...i use M mode camera and here i made a little mistake.F5.6 isnt correct,best choice should be in this case F6.3-F7.1...probably i was looking for something else and i saw this guy.1/4000 is good...of course the wrong F5.6 gave me a better and cleaner background

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This young double-crested cormorant was visiting with an adult, then headed up the lake for a different view.

This great blue heron took off from the other side of the lake, then flew right next to us.

Osprey in glide flight looking for a meal

It's worth looking at this enlarged to see the intensity of this bird of preys gaze.

Other photos of this same bird / same flight are in the comments below.

heron flying

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This pair of gadwalls was part of a large group of birds that took wing as an eagle approached.

Sunday, the Barn Swallows were active on the lake at Koll wetlands. Got this one preparing to land.

This is another flight shot from Whitaker Ponds.

Southbank, Melbourne, Australia

Captive ~ Was too close cropped some off the bottom thou but still liked it.

Taking flight - Captured with a Nikon 810 and a 70/300 @ 300mm I picked up for $200.00 A Good size crop as well ... Near Banff in the mountains , I recommend a prime lens for birds , this was better than I expected to get , but I don't see eagles in range very often in the wild . Or want to spend $ 10,000.00 on a lens ... Im pretty sure these birds rule the sky , I saw one on the Coast of Oregon fly down the coast very high and for miles , never saw its wings move , Amazing !

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I tend to struggle with birds in flight, so was quite pleased to capture this one.

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This pretty Roseate Spoonbill in flight.

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