BIRD IN FLIGHT ONLY -- share your BIF photos here

[SteveC]

And I don't get, why 1/1600 isn't enough for blue tits aside from the fact that the AF was more interested in the branch than the bird

I do wish Canon would get rid of the branch autofocus feature.

 

[Maximilian]

I do wish Canon would get rid of the branch autofocus feature.

I use old, old, old 5D4 tech - should move over to R5 eye focus - don't have a sponsor

 

[Dockland]

A crowd down i the nearby park, taken back in 2019.

 

[pape2]

pigeons may approach shadowy lurking place from direction where sun gives them best view and when they turn to escape they escape sun too

 

[AlanF]

I try to be patient, I try to be calm and quiet.
But why do they always seem to fly away from me or from the sun?
So the head of this wood pidgeon stays in the shadow. The ones with the wings down didn't look good

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It's because you are ******!

 

[Maximilian]

It's because you are ******!

 

[macrunning]

Just a couple patriotic shots I got of the Pine Siskin yesterday. I do love a good Patriot.

 

[HenryL]

The late start on Sunday made for challenging light conditions, so I did the best I could and concentrated more on tracking the action. Managed a few acceptable frames, including a surprise flyby from the neighborhood kingfisher. I got them coming...

and going...

Backlit

and one with the sun in my favor.

Thanks for looking!

 

[Click]

Very nice series. I especially like the first shot. Well done, HenryL.

 

[AlanF]

Out for a walk this afternoon and saw a raptor wheeling a long distance away, and presumed is was a Buzzard (European, not a US Turkey Vulture/Buzzard). Got a tiny 350px long image from the R5/100-500. After some sharpening and doubling the size in Topaz Gigapixel, much to my surprise it was a Sparrowhawk, the first I have ever caught in flight. It's one for the record rather than for much else, but it's remarkable how ell the R5/100-500mm performs.

 

[Click]

Nice shot, Alan!

 

[pape2]

Yes its nice to take picture of something flying and look it later what it was
Camera lot better than binoculars

 

[Maximilian]

Not much detail of the crow but somehow I love that gloomy shadow...

 

[pape2]

Some crazy goose swarm flew over ours house just over trees ,atleast 100 bird . Not fun when all sky is full of birds and cant decide what shoot RP RF800

 

[AlanF]

Some crazy goose swarm flew over ours house just over trees ,atleast 100 bird . Not fun when all sky is full of birds and cant decide what shoot RP RF800
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It's not easy to get all in focus, but you did.

 

[pape2]

It's not easy to get all in focus, but you did.

F11 must help ,luck i guess

 

[Dockland]

Practicing BIF. Boy is that eye autofocus good to have.

 

[pape2]

Fooled around with focus stack and then came some gooses RP RF800 1/4000s iso 2000

 

[10-8-244]

I'm not much of one to photograph birds in flight, so challenging! I'm more of a landscape photographer but I need to experiment to improve. The hummingbirds are from a rental on the bluffs above Bodega Bay CA 2020 and the three birds of prey are from inside the grounds of the Hohenwerfen Castle in Austria 2017. All taken with 5D IV and 100-400 II. My goodness hummingbirds are incredibly challenging to photograph in the wild!

 

[Click]

Beautiful pictures! Well done, 10-8-244.