BIRDS IN FLIGHT
by TIM WALKER
I spent some serious time today organizing my Lightroom catalog, culling out good nature photos from various shoots over the years. In the process I decided I wanted to put together a gallery of the best Birds in Flight images I have. These photos are alwyas fun/challenging to get and I am happy to have a solid group here. Hope you all enjoy.

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Ferruginous hawk taking off, Buteo regalis, Coyote, California
Camera: CanonCanon EOS 40D | ISO: ISO 500
Shutter Speed: 1/1000 | Aperture: f/11 |

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Mallard female, Anas platyrynchos, making a water landing, Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge, Alviso, California
Camera: CanonCanon EOS 40D | ISO: ISO 100
Shutter Speed: 1/100 | Aperture: f/13 |

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Bald eagle soaring, Haliaetus leucocephalus, Olympic National Park, Washington
Camera: CanonCanon EOS 40D | ISO: ISO 500
Shutter Speed: 1/1250 | Aperture: f/8 |

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Osprey male, Pandion haliaetus, placing stick on nest, Black Duck Island, Ontario, Canada
Camera: CanonCanon EOS 40D | ISO: ISO 400
Shutter Speed: 1/1000 | Aperture: f/8 |

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Royal tern, sterna maxima, taking flight, Naples, Florida
Camera: CanonCanon EOS 7D | ISO: ISO 100
Shutter Speed: 1/400 | Aperture: f/8 |

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Tri-color heron, Egretta tricolor, fishing off Anhinga Trail, Everglades National Park, Florida
Camera: CanonCanon EOS 7D | ISO: ISO 400
Shutter Speed: 1/1000 | Aperture: f/9 |

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Snowy egret, Egretta thula, landing in Eco Pond, Everglades National Park, Florida
Camera: CanonCanon EOS 7D | ISO: ISO 200
Shutter Speed: 1/125 | Aperture: f/11 |

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White ibis, Eudocimus albus, flying over Eco Pond, Everglades National Park, Florida
Camera: CanonCanon EOS 7D | ISO: ISO 640
Shutter Speed: 1/1250 | Aperture: f/9 |

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Great egret, Ardea alba, taking flight, Everglades National Park, Florida
Camera: CanonCanon EOS 7D | ISO: ISO 640
Shutter Speed: 1/2000 | Aperture: f/6.3 |

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Black-crowned night heron, Nycticorax nycticorax, takes flight after being flushed by a boat, Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge, Alviso, California
Camera: CanonCanon EOS 7D | ISO: ISO 320
Shutter Speed: 1/6400 | Aperture: f/5.6 |

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Marbled godwit, Limosa fedoa, flying near tide line, Moss Landing, California
Camera: CanonCanon EOS 7D | ISO: ISO 640
Shutter Speed: 1/1000 | Aperture: f/8 |

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American white pelicans, Pelecanus erythrorynchos, taking flight off of island strip in former salt production pond, Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge, Alviso, California
Camera: CanonCanon EOS 7D | ISO: ISO 100
Shutter Speed: 1/640 | Aperture: f/8 |

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Snowy egret, Egretta thula, flying over Eco Pond, Everglades National Park, Florida
Camera: CanonCanon EOS 7D | ISO: ISO 200
Shutter Speed: 1/125 | Aperture: f/9 |

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American white pelicans, Pelecanus erythrorynchos, flying over East Bay hills, Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge, Alviso, California
Camera: CanonCanon EOS 7D | ISO: ISO 640
Shutter Speed: 1/8000 | Aperture: f/5.6 |

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Red-tail hawk, Buteo jamaicensis, soars over salt marshes, Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge, Alviso, California
Camera: CanonCanon EOS 7D | ISO: ISO 320
Shutter Speed: 1/3200 | Aperture: f/5.6 |

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Forster's tern, Sterna forsteri, hovering above water before diving after fish, Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge, Alviso, California
Camera: CanonCanon EOS 7D | ISO: ISO 640
Shutter Speed: 1/2000 | Aperture: f/6.3 |
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