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[Talys]

Is it just me, or does this flight of ducks... look sort of like one, gigantic duck?

 

[Talys]

I think this is a household finch, but the color is very unusual, almost snowy. I moved desperately to photograph him because of the striking color; they are quite fast little songbirds, and hard to catch in a good pose.

 

[sedwards]

This is one from last November in Florida.
Brown Pelican
7DII4324 by Stuart Edwards, on Flickr

 

[Click]

I really like this shot. Well done, Stuart.

 

[ethanz]

Is it just me, or does this flight of ducks... look sort of like one, gigantic duck?

You haven't heard? They are into synchronized flying now. Competing teams all over the world.

Cool shot Talys!

 

[mnclayshooter]

2. Mixed flock of snow geese and speckled bellies rising from prairie pond
3. Geese flying past inland grain terminal

My wife is from North Dakota and we drive to her parents' house at least a couple times a year from Minnesota and I went to school up there for college as well. It's crazy how big those flocks can be! Literally hundreds of thousands, and even cited as 1-2 Million birds circling around one big field. There's times when you literally cannot see the blue sky behind the flock!


Added a link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Drz0ky7aBs <-- not my video, but shows the flocks of geese and how truly massive the number of them can be.

 

[Cog]

 

[Sharpening Iron]

Various birds in flight.

 

[Valvebounce]

Hi Cog.
Very nice series of shots, nice to see the stilt in flight.

Cheers, Graham.

 

[Valvebounce]

Hi Rich.
Very nice shots, I particularly like the shot of the Heron reaching for the log on landing, excellent timing.

Cheers, Graham.

Various birds in flight.

 

[Click]

Hi Cog,

Great series.

Nicely done, Sir!

 

[Click]

Various birds in flight.

Beautiful series. I especially like the first picture. 8)

 

[Cog]

Sharpening Iron, Valvebounce, Click
Thank you, guys.

Sharpening Iron, a good series!

 

[Click]

Is it just me, or does this flight of ducks... look sort of like one, gigantic duck?

Yes, it does.

Very nice shot, Phil. 8)

 

[Nat_WA]

I just had a single week of holiday - and look at the number of excellent pictures posted...

Well at least I can add a few, taken on holiday location.
Unfortunately I often could not come as close as I would have liked (no hide, no permission to enter lots of areas, and in several cases too many other people not aware of the skittishness of birds...)

Eurasian Curlew

 

[Nat_WA]

Eurasian Oystercatcher, scared of their feeding area by passers-by

 

[Valvebounce]

Hi Wiebe.
A couple of very nice shots there.
I know what you mean, at our local public Hide there is a sign at the top of the path requesting all dogs on a lead, some of us want it changed to no dogs, why bring a predator to look at wild animals?
Yes I know dog lovers say he's cute he won't hurt anything, but wildlife is hard wired to recognise a predator and they all go away somewhere safe when they see this funny looking WOLF.

Then of course there is the "squirrels come to the noise of people there to feed them (Pavlov anyone?) and the birds leave when it gets noisy" argument! ;D

Cheers, Graham.

and in several cases too many other people not aware of the skittishness of birds...)

Eurasian Curlew

 

[Click]

Very nice pictures, Nat WA. I especially like the last one.

 

[Vern]

This is one from last November in Florida.
Brown Pelican
7DII4324 by Stuart Edwards, on Flickr

really beautiful capture and unique pose

 

[Nat_WA]

Thanks for your comments Graham & Click

Does this one qualify as BIF ?
... or just as "Bird on the run" ;D

Juvenile Herring gull (afaik)