Tag: flight
Forster’s Tern In Flight With A Fish (+ dealing with the vagaries of bird photography)
Operator error and lack of needed skills are probably the most common causes of screwed up action/flight shots of birds but there are other villains we have absolutely no control over.
Black-chinned Hummingbird – It’s Often The “Little Things” That Make An Image
Two Perspectives On Snowy Egrets In Flight
Barn Swallow In Flight Feeding A Fledgling
An Interesting Observation Using Consecutive Photos Of A Hummingbird In Flight
Sphinx Moths In Flight At The Bee Plant Patch
Sphinx moths are almost as much fun (and at least as challenging) to photograph in flight as hummingbirds.
Fledgling Red-tailed Hawk Showing Off New Skills – Part 1
This quite young and still clumsy youngster almost seemed to enjoy showing off for me.
Western Kingbird Delivering A Cricket To A Hungry Mouth
It isn’t easy to get two birds sharp at these focal lengths and when one of them is in flight the degree of difficulty increases exponentially.
Juvenile Black-billed Magpie In Flight With Food
Juvenile Red-tailed Hawk – The Lone Survivor
A one out of three survivor rate sure isn’t as high as I hoped for but I do think this one’s going to make it.
Red-naped Sapsucker Landing At The Nest Cavity
Swainson’s Hawk In Flight
This adult light morph Swainson’s Hawk was a good omen for my present camping trip.
Prairie Falcon Trying To Carry Too Much Weight
Prairie Falcon Attempting An Incognito Takeoff
High perches are unusual in the flat bottomland expanses of Montana’s huge Centennial Valley so the few that exist can be a draw for raptors and other birds.
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Forster’s Tern In Flight With A Fish (+ dealing with the vagaries of bird photography)
Operator error and lack of needed skills are probably the most common causes of screwed up action/flight shots of birds but there are other villains we have absolutely no control over.
Black-chinned Hummingbird – It’s Often The “Little Things” That Make An Image
Two Perspectives On Snowy Egrets In Flight
Barn Swallow In Flight Feeding A Fledgling
An Interesting Observation Using Consecutive Photos Of A Hummingbird In Flight
Sphinx Moths In Flight At The Bee Plant Patch
Sphinx moths are almost as much fun (and at least as challenging) to photograph in flight as hummingbirds.
Fledgling Red-tailed Hawk Showing Off New Skills – Part 1
This quite young and still clumsy youngster almost seemed to enjoy showing off for me.
Western Kingbird Delivering A Cricket To A Hungry Mouth
It isn’t easy to get two birds sharp at these focal lengths and when one of them is in flight the degree of difficulty increases exponentially.
Juvenile Black-billed Magpie In Flight With Food
Juvenile Red-tailed Hawk – The Lone Survivor
A one out of three survivor rate sure isn’t as high as I hoped for but I do think this one’s going to make it.
Red-naped Sapsucker Landing At The Nest Cavity
Swainson’s Hawk In Flight
This adult light morph Swainson’s Hawk was a good omen for my present camping trip.
Prairie Falcon Trying To Carry Too Much Weight
Prairie Falcon Attempting An Incognito Takeoff
High perches are unusual in the flat bottomland expanses of Montana’s huge Centennial Valley so the few that exist can be a draw for raptors and other birds.