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There were quite a few opportunities to capture birds in flight while I was out birding this week.
A couple of times there were feeding frenzies right in front of me which allowed me to capture a few neat “flight shots” and a whole lot of near misses.
Here’s the American Robin just as it took flight.
Snowy Egret
Brown Pelican hunting for fish
Sea Gull
Great Egret
Northern Mockingbird just after take off
Brown Pelican diving- two images; I wish I had timed it so I got the tip of his bill going in the water. Sigh. Timing is everything!
Nikon D700| AF-S Nikkor 300mm f4 + AF-S Nikkor 14eII TC =420mm| Hand-held| Lexar Professional Digital Film
More to come…









Oh my, Deborah, these are really something. My favorite is the pelican lifting up. Or maybe its the gull. Or…
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Thank you so much Melissa! I had a hard time choosing a favorite too…hence so many images posted in this post. 🙂
I hope your week-end was good, and your week wonderful.
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such detail and crispness. Great captures!!
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Thank you so much Cybele! I don’t know how I missed this comment. Forgive me! xx
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no worries!!! 🙂
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Ah, what fun you had, Deborah. Wonderful action shots.
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Thank you so much Marianne! It was a fun day.
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