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.

 

 

Ferruginous hawk taking off, Buteo regalis, Coyote, California

Camera: CanonCanon EOS 40D | ISO: ISO 500
Shutter Speed: 1/1000 | Aperture: f/11

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

Bald eagle soaring, Haliaetus leucocephalus, Olympic National Park, Washington

Camera: CanonCanon EOS 40D | ISO: ISO 500
Shutter Speed: 1/1250 | Aperture: f/8

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

Royal tern, sterna maxima, taking flight, Naples, Florida

Camera: CanonCanon EOS 7D | ISO: ISO 100
Shutter Speed: 1/400 | Aperture: f/8

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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