B.I.F. (Birds in flight) Challenge

Ok, lets see everyone's best spring BIF's so far (hey, thats funny sounding...) I've just really started knuckling down and im trying out the challenging world of birding (in flight). I'd like to see others recent shots from this year if anyone wants to contribute them to this thread. Lets call it a challenge! I'll put a vote option on the thread and the winner can start a new thread challenge of thier own liking. Hows that sound? One shot per person is the rule, if that is in everyone's best interest. Any bird in flight will do, it would be nice to see as many different kinds as possible.

Carl

Oops! Forgot to mention to please name the species, mine is a Swift First i've seen at my local birdin' pond, and they are nesting. Lots of fun trying to get them in flight, they are... Swift indeed!

This one is a little dark, but I'm still trying!!! If you look closely you can see a bobber and fishing line hanging off from him.:thumbsup:

Here is my best so far. I think its a black headed gull, but don't quote me.

Roger

About 3 weeks old :) Good idea think this is gonna be a good Thread :)

Nice shots guys, those were all this year?

Carl

Here's a few from February this year (Feb 21 2007 to be exact)

http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/3589/gull3ty9.jpg

http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/7241/pelicanjb2.jpg

http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/4...andive2pe6.jpg

http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/449...candivewq8.jpg

And lastly .. this is one I don't think I posted from my balloon ride in Florida. It's the tail end view but it's a view rarely seen.
http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/5...mabove2qj7.jpg

Great shots so far, and nice idea for a thread.

Knight, that's an awesome shot!

J, wow what a series! Some impressive stuff already on this thread.

Carl

lets keep this going, anyone else have anything to contribute?

Can we contribute more than one?

Roger

This is all I got so far. I got his on my front lawn about a month ago. Sucky background but I got the shot.

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m...3_edited-1.jpg

Inititally I set up the thread with only one shot, but I think thats silly now. Yes go for it! and ill jump in with another myself.

Carl

The first image is of Curlews in flight along the river and the second of a Gull.
These were taken Feb/Mar of this year.

Beautiful, Bev!

Awesome gull Bev. What kind of gull is that??

I love the Curlews too.. Are they in the swallow family?

Thanks Carl and Jaedon, and its a Herring Gull, one of the biggest, approx 55-67cm.

Screaming Bald Eagle. I had posted this in another thread a few weeks ago, but it's about my best flight shot this spring.
http://canonbob.smugmug.com/photos/147212158-L.jpg

Killer shot, wow!

Carl

That Eagle series was killer BB .. I love that shot.. It's still on my desktop sinc ethe first time you posated it lol.

OK...here's a few. I think that all of these have been posted here in one post or another, but this is most of my BIF shots to date::

Juvenile Bald Eagle:
http://bp2.blogger.com/_Wa4FdPVoOaw/...00/eagle-4.jpg

Redtailed Hawk vs Crow:
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q...wk-vs-Crow.jpg

Hunting Harrier:
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q...ingHarrier.jpg

Ring-billed Gulls fighting over lunch:
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q...ng-gulls-1.jpg



A successful fishing trip:
http://bp1.blogger.com/_Wa4FdPVoOaw/...ll-Fishing.jpg

Two Canada Geese over a pond:
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q...P07/CGPair.jpg

Male Merganser flying away from me:
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q...Male-in-fl.jpg

Tree Swallow coming in for a landing:
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q280/WTP07/PM3.jpg

Blue Jay emptying my peanut feeder (shot through my window :mad2: )
http://bp2.blogger.com/_Wa4FdPVoOaw/...e-Flight-1.jpg

Male Mallard taking off:
http://bp3.blogger.com/_Wa4FdPVoOaw/...llard-Side.jpg

Mallard Hen taking off:
http://bp0.blogger.com/_Wa4FdPVoOaw/...llard-Side.jpg

That's about it for now!

:D

a couple of them aren't showing up Image shack did tht yo me with a few of my shots .....don't know if that's who you are hosting with.

I love the crow vs hawk shot.. such an awesome scene to watch that.

Whenever there is a challenge, I like to try and post new images... I haven't had too much free time lately so here is one from earlier this year. It's my in-flight that I am most proud of (hasn't been cropped).

http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l4...8/_MG_1733.jpg

Nice shot CK. I never get a chance to shoot ducks in flight because when I se them I am in teh woods along a river bank.. and the trees always ruin my shot.

1) BIF, for me, stands for Bugs in Flight, and
2) you know my interpretation of everything is slightly skewed :)

So I shot this guy on the hunt this afternoon with this thread in mind

I knew those were coming Loupey , i would have placed money on you posting inflight Dragons in this thread :) Well Captured .

Haha, so just taking the rules in your own hands eh? I see how it is. j/k ;)

Nice shots especially like the 2nd one.

Carl

Quote:

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Originally Posted by Jaedon

Nice shot CK. I never get a chance to shoot ducks in flight because when I se them I am in teh woods along a river bank.. and the trees always ruin my shot.

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Thank you Jaedon.

Here are two from today 5/13/07

http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l4...8/_MG_1640.jpg

http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l4...8/_MG_1649.jpg

Not the best of captures but under the weather conditions ,not to bad . Merganser .

For your consideration...

WOOOOOOOWW, that heron is magical!! what a shot!! I'd be very very happy to have that one!

Carl

Here's an Osprey...

Great stuff, guys!

Clipped the wings on the first - but the meal makes up for it?

Still trying to replicate the shot Bev posted last year with the Swift and the Mayfly. Plenty of the feeding action with our swallows and swifts - still working out the timing issue.

Black-Crowned Night Heron...

Nice juvenile NH Lava :)

Carl

Decided to add one more to this thread. This is a Turkey Vulture:
http://canonbob.smugmug.com/photos/130414698-L.jpg

Not as close as i would have liked , Eastern Medowark.

I love the DOF in this shot Glenn. It looks like the bird is about to fly into a wall of fog...or blurriness.

That's one gorgeous looking field there, Knight.

You do realize that Eastern Meadowlarks only fly in one direction - away from you :)

Nice shooting.

I have to admit, I haven't tried much in flight stuff, so I thought I would give it a go today. This is deffinetly something I need to practice more.

Tree Swallow

Some really great additions, what a very successful thread.

Really liking the Meadowlark in the meadow, the shot just shows its home so well.

My vote is for Canon Bob, some very serious shots made there. Magnificent stop action photos.

Carl