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In flight 2

Posted by amy (Nanaimo, BC, Canada) on 29 May 2007 in Animal & Insect and Portfolio.

Life is a tragedy for those who feel, and a comedy for those who think.
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This too is pretty much straight from the camera except for a small crop. I could've watched these birds all night.

Just tell me what you think. I'm a big girl.... I won't cry for long. ;-)

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Comments (16)

kaveh from TEHRAN, Iran

This is great Amy! keep it up!!

29 May 2007 12:24am

@kaveh: Thanks kaveh!! Have to get out to the marsh to practice some more.. which means fighting off the hords of mosquitos! LOL Even the bug spray doesn't seem to help this year!!!

Stu from Kyoto, Japan

I love the feeling of motion here Amy. It's mouth open adds a strange feeling to it, like it's a kamikaze or something. Nicely done.

29 May 2007 12:31am

@Stu: Hey Stu!! Thanks bunches! These red wing black birds are like kamikazes especially when you get too close to their nests!! LOL I do try not to disturb them too much.. ;-)

Behrooz from Tehran, Iran

Such an action shot, Amy! I wasn't around much these days and I'm gonna check to see what I missed. ;))

29 May 2007 1:25am

@Behrooz: Hey Behrooz!! No worries! So enjoyed those bee shots of yours... wow!! I've been thinking about how maybe I can do some... And I think that if I just set up my camera where the bees do their most buzzing I could use my remote!!! Hmmmm... ;-)

Stunner from Kingston, Jamaica

Lovely capture Amy, you always see tp be in the right place at the right time!

29 May 2007 3:08am

@Stunner: Stunner!!! How ya doin'? Thanks for that! It's just if you sit at the marsh these birds get used to you and then do their thing. The ducks and geese on the other hand take off and don't come back LOL ;-)

Richard_Irwin from Belper, United Kingdom

I love the way its coming in to land with its beak open, and feet at the ready. Great shot Amy

29 May 2007 4:12am

@Richard_Irwin: Hello Richard! Sometimes providence does smile down on me! But I must start practicing that panning technique you wrote about... it was a great tip! Thanks!! ;-D

Jen from Jessup, United States

Wonderful capture Amy!!!

29 May 2007 5:49am

@Jen: Again... thank you a gajillion!!

Tomorrow's post, I think, is the best of the bunch but a total ooops! Just a teaser.. LOL ;-)

Terry from Keokuk, United States

Good job of capturing a moment in flight of what often seems to be perpetual motion machine.

29 May 2007 7:57am

@Terry: Ain't that the truth! LOL They just keep going like the energizer bunny!! Thanks Terry! really appreciate your comment!!!! ;-)

Evie from Fairfax, United States

Nice catch.

29 May 2007 12:07pm

@Evie: Thanks Evie! ;-)

yiannis krikis from thessaloniki, Greece

very nice capture of the bird's movement with great background

29 May 2007 12:47pm

@yiannis krikis: Hey yiannis!! Thanks as always! ;-)

Rahul from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Lovely motion shot Amy, i wish i had all those beautiful birds around to experiment the shutter and appertures hehehe... You lucky gal. ;-)

Here, i only see crows and my camera just cries at the sight of them. LOL...

29 May 2007 12:50pm

@Rahul: Thanks Rahul!! I figured that in Malaysia you'd have scads of colourful birds to stalk!!

Anne from White Rock, Canada

Really nice capture of the birds Amy! I could spend hours watching the birds around here too! Our resident pair of crows have been walking around the grass one at a time for a while now - so it shouldn't be long till they are both down with their babies. The only time I saw two of them this last while was when they both flew out chasing a couple of seagulls out of the area. So funny and what a noise! Both seagulls and crows walk around the grass peacably the rest of the year with the crows teasing the seagulls now and again! ;-)

29 May 2007 1:03pm

@Anne: So glad you're back Anne!!! (again I say that)

There should be a great shot in that somewhere. Silly birds... it's life or death for them but great entertainment for us LOL

Still from Valence, France

Superb capture!

29 May 2007 3:24pm

@Still: Thanks Still! I think you might like tomorrow's post... when I saw what I had taken it reminded me of what I see on your site.. but mine is an oops!! ;-)

Laurie from New Jersey, United States

Well done.

This year it seems the birds are more active than I ever remember them before. At times the bird calls are so loud it's almost alarming.

29 May 2007 4:22pm

@Laurie: Thanks Laurie!! And you're right, they do seem more active come to think of it. I don't know if you have feeders, but we do and I swear they're more voracious in their eating this spring than in other years!! ;-)