Flight Delights

Hanging out on my balcony watching Osprey pair, Bella & Beau, is never boring.  There is always something to practice shooting.

Many of you know, I love the challenge of flight.  Guarantee, if it’s flying by, I’m going to try and capture it.

Hang on, we’re going flying!

 

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Mallard

 

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Great Blue Heron

 

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Double-crested Cormorant

 

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Barn Swallow

 

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Canada Goose

 

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Great Blue Heron

 

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Great Blue Heron Close-up
(check out his tongue!)

 

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Laughing Gull

 

Barn Swallow swooping down to snatch something from the water

 

Yes, I’ll practice on anything in flight….

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F-16 Fighting Falcon screaming pass (oops, not a bird!)

 

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Canada Geese

 

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Double-crested Cormorant

 

Barn Swallows

 

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Great Blue Heron

 

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Mallard

 

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Wasp (to be silly)

 

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Green Heron

 

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Double-crested Cormorant

 

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Great Blue Heron

 

Bubbles
(click to enlarge for reflections)

 

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Great Blue Heron

 

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Great Blue Heron

 

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Double-crested Cormorant

 

“Such a delight to the day to enjoy birds on the way.”
~ author unknown