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[offshorebirder]

On 5/21/2022 at 11:29 AM, Towlersonsafari said:

and my first ever albatross at Bempton

 

I am very jealous of your Black-browed Albatross sighting @Towlersonsafari - I have yet to see one.

 

[Towlersonsafari]

apparently @offshorebirder it is the only one in the Northern hemisphere at present and only the 30th record for the UK. It was blown off course in 2014 and divides it time between Bempton and the Danish coast!

[pomkiwi]

Kittiwake at 80 degrees north. While on the boat around Svalbard the northern fulmars and kittiwakes were constant companions. This kittiwake flew past as we approached the pack ice

 

 

Nikon D500, 500pf, 1/1250sec, f/7.1, ISO 280

[PeterHG]

 Beautiful shots of the harrier!

[Soukous]

close encounter

 

Northern Gannets

 

 

I don't this really counts as 'in flight' as the bird is in freefall, but from start to finish the sequence lasted one second

 

[Soukous]

There was one over-rising reason why I went to Mull. To photograph White-tailed Eagles (Sea Eagles)

 

despite an atrocious week of weather, Mull Charters managed to get out and provide the experience I'd hoped for.

 

 

 

 

 

 

and loads more

[Soukous]

Black Guillemot.

Unusually, I saw more of these that the normal Guillemot

 

 

[Soukous]

Common Tern

 

 

 

[Soukous]

Oystercatcher

 

 

 

 

[Botswanadreams]

Beautiful birds in flight. Thanks for showing @Soukous

[Peter Connan]

Magnific3nt stuff Martin!

[Soukous]

18 hours ago, Peter Connan said:

Magnific3nt stuff Martin!

 

you're keeping a low profile these days Peter. I hope all is good with you & family

[offshorebirder]

OK this may be a bit of a stretch:

 

 

Flying Fish in the Gulf Stream off Hatteras, North Carolina.  

[Zim Girl]

That is a stunning picture @offshorebirder

[Treepol]

Wonderful capture @offshorebirder

[TonyQ]

A beautiful photo @offshorebirder

[Towlersonsafari]

wow! @offshorebirderan actual flying fish flying- and what a fine photo but shouldn't you have started a new category- fish in flight?

[Soukous]

15 hours ago, offshorebirder said:

OK this may be a bit of a stretch:

 

stretch away

[PeterHG]

An amazing picture!

[offshorebirder]

Thanks for the kind words @Zim Girl, @Treepol, @TonyQ, @Towlersonsafari, @Soukous and @PeterHG.   @Towlersonsafari - I fear if I started a new thread on fish in flight, it might be lacking in material.

 

Flying Fish are certainly difficult subjects to photograph well.   That is one of only 2 decent images out of 60+ that I shot during three days offshore last week.   Being on a moving boat, with engine vibrations, and waves bouncing against the hull, etc. conspire to make things difficult.  And one has little to no warning when the Flying Fish explode from the water, glide a short way, and then dive back in the water.

 

But they are gorgeous creatures that captivate the eye.

 

[Soukous]

It's pretty quiet at my local reserves at the moment but occasionally there is a fly by

 

Northern Shoveler

 

Marsh Harrier - female

quite a big crop as she didn't come close. The male was even further away and in poor light so I binned those shots

 

[xelas]

On 3/20/2022 at 1:19 PM, Soukous said:

Kestrels are probably one of the easiest birds to capture in flight

 

Indeed they are. And they are not half as nervous as Hooded Crows are (not one passable BIF shot of this otherwise common bird in my area), and they fly much lower than Common Buzzards.

Below is a sequence taken to check out how our 200-500 zoom lens was repaired. I think those 400 Euros were well spent . The good DSLR can still keep up with the ML bodies .

 

Date: 26/07/22

Time: 16:45:04

Model: NIKON D500

Lens (mm): 500 mm

ISO: 720

Aperture: 6.3

Shutter: 1/3200

Exp. Comp.: +0.7

Program: Manual

Focus Mode: AF-C

White Bal.: AUTO2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited July 27, 2022 by xelas

[PeterHG]

I’m still enjoying the challenge of swallows while the summer lasts. Juvenile Barn Swallow.

 

Edited July 29, 2022 by PeterHG

[offshorebirder]

Stubby little fellow!

[Peter Connan]

Stunningly sharp, and against a busy background too! Wow.