Some Birds In Flight

[Canon_Bob]

Here are some BIF images from this weekend. Everything in manual mode.

Brown Pelican with nesting material:


Roseate Spoonbill:


American Oystercatcher:


Reddish Egret:


White Pelicans at last light:

[CaraRose]

They're all really nice, but that Spoonbill is just spectacular

[AgingEyes]

All good as usual but to me, it's the rendition of the under-wing of the Pelican in the first photo that I like.

[SARtech]

A PINK bird?? Now I've seen everything!
Oh, and you did get some white pelicans... awesome!

[Canon_Bob]

Thanks all. You'll see a lot more Spoonbills from me in the Summer, as July and August are my favorite months for Spoonies. In the meantime, though, I'll definitely take the occasional "opportunity" image when I find a nice one like this out there.

[Dylan8i]

A PINK bird?? Now I've seen everything!
Oh, and you did get some white pelicans... awesome!

you've never heard of flamingos?


great shots as usual canon bob! although i like the green/pink play on the spoonbill one.

[mn shutterbug]

Quite the interesting looking lot. Well done.

[paulnj]

Awesome images! I don't think I have seen a image of an oyster catcher in flight, so that is my favorite!

[Canon_Bob]

Thanks for the FP guys!

Paul - Oystercatchers are very hard to capture in flight. Very fast, timid, and usually angled away. Not to mention the dark darks and very white whites on the bird make exposure tough (and let's not get into that flaming yellow/orange/red bill!). Anyway, thanks again!