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Black Headed Gull

Pontefract Park

Punktlandung - Burgruine Falkenstein

Those impressive talons are on display as the owl lands on the next perch to be used to resume hunting after it came up empty on the last attempt.

Forster's Tern feeding chick

C505, 442s2 and BRM001 depart Maldon with the return trip from yesterdays train, this time heading off to Yanco as train 2343.

 

I left home (30 minutes away) and rushed down here to see it leaving the mill, only to get around to the curve and put the drone up for it to straight away come into the shot. Precision gunzelling at it's best.

 

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Shortie spots its target prey

This was a lucky grab from playing ball this morning with Ripley.

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Sous le vol tendu du prédateur, la scène se fige un instant parfait où force, précision et instinct s’unissent !

 

Le rapace, maître absolu du ciel, fond sur sa proie avec une vitesse foudroyante et une exactitude saisissante !

 

Son regard perçant repère le moindre frémissement à la surface de l’eau, et d’un geste fulgurant, ses serres d’acier saisissent le poisson sans hésitation !

  

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Beneath the tension of flight, time stands still a perfect instant where strength, precision, and instinct converge !

 

The raptor, master of the skies, dives upon its prey with lightning speed and breathtaking accuracy !

 

Its piercing eyes detect the faintest ripple on the water’s surface, and in one swift, flawless strike, its iron talons close around the fish !

  

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I got these three in excellent focus. Unfortunately, I couldn't zoom out fast enough to capture the fourth T-bird as well!

 

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A dragonfly hovers in stillness, its wings a lattice of geometry and grace. The body sleek, dark, and deliberate balances on the tender curve of a leaf, a moment suspended between flight and rest. Each vein in its wings catches the light like circuitry, nature’s own engineering rendered in perfect symmetry. The background fades to soft gray, isolating the subject in a world where focus becomes art. This is the quiet power of precision the kind that doesn’t demand attention but earns it through mastery.

 

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With a large engine house at center frame, a train enters the scene from the left on the Lake County Model Railroad Club layout, in Wauconda, Illinois. The 1,400 square foot HO Scale layout features meticulously detailed scenes that include mountains, bridges, farm fields, towns and industrial areas.

This snap was taken a few days ago when the Red Arrows were performing over the Solent, just before the start of an America’s Cup World Series practice day.

 

I had cycled the last few miles down to the coast in an effort to beat the traffic and was therefore a bit restricted in carrying capacity and weight. Unfortunately, before departing, when I grabbed my camera I didn’t think to change my usual wide angle lens for something a little more appropriate for a distant air display! As a consequence, this snap has been cropped down by a huge amount.

 

Well that’s my excuse anyway!

 

This is literally in my back yard. I have to admit, it looks a tad bit more wild and untamed than it does in real life :)

Shot using the Helios 44M...I'm not sure what the sea of tall yellow wildflowers were but the marshy fields were full of them.

I went looking for Black skimmers, yesterday morning. While I captured a few of the classic, in profile, skimming shots, this was my favorite of the morning. It shows the remarkable precision and accuracy of these birds as they feed. The sun was shining through the translucent beak making it appear to glow.

 

While I love my 5D Mk III (Child number four? Why yes, it is.), I'm thinking the 7D is going in for service and then being put back in action for those far away bird shots.

  

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Some interesting facts about the Roseate Spoonbills...

 

The Roseate Spoonbill is one of the newest birds to join the Birdorable family. Here are some fun facts about this unique species.

 

1. The collective noun for spoonbills is bowl. Have you ever seen a bowl of Roseate Spoonbills?

 

2. Roseate Spoonbills get their pink color from their food! They feed on crustaceans who in turn have fed on algae.

 

3. In parts of their range, especially in Florida, Roseate Spoonbills are sometimes confused with another large pink wading bird: the flamingo.

 

4. There are six species of spoonbill in the world; the Roseate Spoonbill is the only one with pink plumage. Roseate Spoonbill

 

5. The Roseate Spoonbill is also the only spoonbill species found in the Americas.

 

6. The beaks of chick spoonbills are straight; the spoon-shape grows as the chick develops.

 

7. Spoonbills use their specialized bills to feed. They sweep their open bills through the water, and when a prey item like a fish or insect comes between the mandibles, the bill snaps shut.

 

8. The oldest wild Roseate Spoonbill was discovered in the Florida Keys in 2006. The bird had been banded in 1990, and was an amazing 16 years old. The previous known longevity record for the species was seven years.

 

9. Roseate Spoonbills are highly social. They feed with each other and with other wading birds. They also nest in colonies and fly in flocks.

So named due to the requirement for precise focusing and control of depth of field to get this shot to work.

Han Lammers bestaand licht ISO 400, 85 mm, f6.3, 1/100

 

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Installation of 7 steel cables for a new wood chips conveyor system. Each cable was about 700 meters long. Flying at extremely low altitude and in real "slow motion" above a large industrial site requires maximim precision. Only most experienced pilots will be permitted to such a job. This mission was completed in 4 hours, a conventional intallation on the ground would have taken several days.

Helicopter: Bell 412

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As seen in Tefen, Israel

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This is an old one but shows a different type of 'Movement'

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A White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) captured mid-flight, wings perfectly shaped by motion and light. The streamlined posture and focused gaze highlight the precision and power of one of Europe’s most iconic migratory birds.

 

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Ein Weißstorch (Ciconia ciconia) im perfekten Moment des Fluges festgehalten. Die kraftvolle Flügelstellung und der konzentrierte Blick zeigen die Präzision und Eleganz eines der bekanntesten Zugvögel Europas.

 

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Moments like this remind me why I love wildlife photography — timing, patience, and a touch of luck.

For 121 Pictures in 2021 #73 "Precision", this caliper was originally obtained for a physics lab course back in my university days. It now finds some rare usage in my woodworking hobby, but mostly sits unused, a sad relic of what might have been...

Partrouille de France, Oslo Air Show 2012

Blue Angels recovering after a training sorties at NAF El Centro.

McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft awaiting ground checks at RAF Lakenheath

This young male juvenile had been actively flying around lakes but appeared unable or willing to fish but came across a Dragonfly nymph for split minute before flying off again.

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Wood turning Joop Erbe Nunspeet

Canada Geese, lifting off in the golden light of a beautiful autumn morning. Wildwood Park, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. This image is protected by copyright. Use of this image in any format without prior written permission from the copyright owner is prohibited.

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