Birds in flight. Enthralling, beautiful and clever. Watching birds in flight or just in the air, you are struck by their freedom, purpose and spirit. Seriously, think about it for a moment. Each bird shown is not touching the ground. Taking photos of birds in flight is difficult. These images are not perfect by any means but they are authentic and hopefully display movement and flight. They are all taken in the "wild" with original backgrounds and limited processing. Most are in Australia and New Zealand and one from Kenya for good measure.
Australia
Turquoise Parrot, Sulphur-crested Cockatoos, Red-tailed Black Cockatoo, Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo, Galahs
Brahminy Kite, Whistling Kite, Wedgetail Eagle (2), Osprey (2),Sea Eagle (3)
Some Australian bush birds in flight (top left to bottom right); Lewin's Honeyeater, Willie Wagtail, Pied Currawong, Forest Kingfisher, New Holland Honeyeater, Red Wattlebird, White-Eared Honeyeater, Yellow-faced Honeyeater and perched White-naped Honeyeater, White-throated Treecreeper.
Pukorokoro Miranda (an hour out of Auckland, NZ). Thousands of migratory shorebirds including stilts, dotterels, wrybills, oystercatchers, red knots, terns and others,
Gannets (3), Albatross (2), Blackback Seagull, Great Egret, Royal Spoonbill, White-faced Heron, Masked Lapwing, Pied Cormorants, Pied Oystercatcher (2)
A Fish Eagle and a Goliath Heron at Lake Baringo in Kenya, each with their own style in the air.
(c)Bill Pixton, June 2019
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