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[Dave Williams]

Just catching up on this thread and there have been some superb additions but special credit to @kittykat23uk, @Elsa Hoffmann for their "with prey" shots, the Cattle Egret is indeed a rarity shot and also to @Geoff for nailing that Martin. No easy task . I'm envious of all three!

[Peter Connan]

White-throated Swallow.

[Dave Williams]

A belter Peter.

[Peter Connan]

Thanks @Dave Williams

[offshorebirder]

Very nice @Peter Connan - swallows are difficult!

 

[Peter Connan]

Thank you @offshorebirder

 

[offshorebirder]

This is one of my favorite ducks - a hen Wood Duck (Aix sponsa).  The male is gaudily beautiful but the female is also quite attractive.  

 

[Peter Connan]

Great shot @offshorebirder!

[offshorebirder]

Northern Harrier coursing over the salt marsh in search of prey.  Photo taken across the marsh from Wiggins, South Carolina.

 

[offshorebirder]

This is a "Bird in Flight" I suppose - a Bonaparte's Gull mid-dive for a cold-stunned fish that was being washed out with the tide.

 

[Dave Williams]

In for the kill

[Peter Connan]

Stunner!

[Peter Connan]

When things go wrong...

 

Shutter speed too low (1/500th), badly over-exposed (I had the exposure compensation wound up as it had been flying against an overcast sky seconds before), and at a relatively high ISO (2500) too.

I am surprised the result is in any way usable, but I really love the pose and how it's flying between the greenery.

 

[Ben mosquito]

 

Baringo, Kenya.

 

 

[pomkiwi]

Hornbill chasing termites. Timbavati, South Africa

 

[pomkiwi]

Tawny Eagle, Timbavati, South Africa. Click on the image for a higher definition image.

 

Edited March 9, 2018 by pomkiwi

[offshorebirder]

Neat Hornbill behavior capture @pomkiwi.

[offshorebirder]

Perhaps I should start a new thread called "Birds in Fight."   These are Lesser Yellowlegs with increasing springtime hormone levels fighting over foraging turf.

 

 

[Peter Connan]

Lovely capture @offshorebirder

[Dave Williams]

My favourite bird by far on a recent trip to Goa,India.

Black-winged Kite  Elanus caeruleus by Dave Williams, on Flickr

[pomkiwi]

A sucessful hunt

 

Nikon D500, 80-400mm lens@ 250mm, 1/5000 sec, f/5.6, ISO 400

[offshorebirder]

This Marbled Godwit surprised me with a close flyby during a shorebird survey at the Yawkey Wildlife Center this past Monday.  Unfortunately it was partially backlit during the encounter.  

 

[TonyQ]

@offshorebirder the photo does not show on my iPad , it says "this photo is no longer available "

[Peter Connan]

On 4/9/2018 at 11:42 AM, TonyQ said:

@offshorebirder the photo does not show on my iPad , it says "this photo is no longer available "

 

Same problem here on my laptop.

[offshorebirder]

Sorry about that @TonyQ and @Peter Connan - let me try again:

 

Edited April 11, 2018 by offshorebirder