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Birds and Creatures of Flight

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Pin Sharp by gottheshot

Nikon D300
Drinking stork by steppeland

Planckendael zoo collection / Mechelen, Belgium White Stork ( Ciconia ciconia ) is a large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae, breeding in the warmer parts of Europe (north to Estonia), northwest Africa, and southwest Asia (east to southern Kazakhstan). It is a strong migrant, wintering mainly in tropical Africa, down to the south of South Africa, and also in the Indian subcontinent. This pic is mad in made in Planckendael Zoo, Belgium. / Whoever visits this zoo cannot miss the large free White Storks colony. The birds are nesting on the roofs, and foraging among the public, begging for food, while children are trying to catch them… / This one caught my attention, because of the great reflection on the water… Conservation and population Source: Wikipedia / Notable breeding totals occur mainly in central and eastern Europe / In Western Europe, the stork has been nearly extinct. / According to Wikipedia: “numbers in western Europe are much less healthy, with the once sizable Danish population declining to just five pairs in 1995, while re-introductions of zoo-reared birds have halted declines in Italy (30 pairs), the Netherlands (9-12 pairs), and Switzerland (120-160 pairs). / In France, twenty five years ago, the population of this bird had fallen to fewer than nine pairs in the entire upper Rhine River Valley, an area closely identified with the White Stork for centuries. Conservation efforts there, particularly by the Association for the Protection and Reintroduction of Storks in Alsace and Lorraine, have successfully increased the population of birds to 270 pairs.[3] Threats to the species include the drainage of wetlands and other agricultural intensification, collisions with overhead power lines, use of persistent pesticides (such as DDT) to combat locusts in Africa, and (largely illegal) hunting on passage and the wintering grounds (HBW). Some birds, known in German as Pfeilstorch (“arrow storks”), have been found in Europe with African arrows embedded in their bodies. The White Stork is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) applies.” —- / Photograph made with Pentax K10D camera. Features and top10 placements / This image received a top10 placement in Mirror, mirror on the wall and was featured in Playful Photogenic Animals (Oct. 16, 2009) / Thank you! / Comments and feed-back always welcome. Thanks for looking :) / Girl and stork / Lady stork fixing her dress
Black and Gold by Tracy Roberts

Gold-Ringed Dragonfly resting on a nettle stem.
Yellow Headed Blackbird by whalegeek

A male yellow headed blackbird near Oxbow Bend, Grand Teton National Park, USA. Nesting amongst reeds in marshes, the yellow headed blackbird feeds on insects and seeds. Migratory in nature, yellow headed blackbirds breed through the central United States into northern Canada. Winter grounds extend from the southwestern United States well into central Mexico. Common among songbirds, the male is the one blessed with spectacular plumage while females sport drab black and brown feathering. While the yellow headed blackbird is a flagrantly beautiful bird, it’s normal call is entirely non-melodic, raucous and harsh. To listen to the call of a yellow headed blackbird, / CLICK HERE Canon 50D, Canon 100-400mm lens, shutter 1/500, f/9.0, exposure bias -.33, focal length 330mm, ISO 200. June 4, 2009
Day Dreaming by Kelly Cavanaugh

Flamingo at the Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha, NE Featured in All Animals Great and Small – May 2009 / Featured in Birds and Creatures of Flight group – June 2009
Rainbow Lorikeet by Daniel Spruce

Canon 40D, 400mm, f5.6, ISO 800
040509 Cattle Egrets by Marvin Collins

Shot at Silverbell lake Tucson AZ
Swan close-up by Martina Fagan

Taken on 10 March 2009 / / MCN:C93E7-7C08A-23608
Curious Kestrel by RichImage

A curious little American Kestrel at the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum. Tucson, Arizona, USA, 2009
Yellow ladybug by Rick Fin

Location: Royal Botanical Gardens, Sydney, Australia. Camera: Canon EOS 350D / Lens: Canon macro 60mm [1:1] ALL profits from the sale of this work go to the: Wildlife-Appeal / — / / Yellow ladybug on purple leaved plant. This cute little ladybug was about 1 1/2 times the size of most of the others, and proved to be a beautiful specimen (& model ;) ) Featured in: / Ladybugs Wildlife-Appeal Birds and creatures of flight
Portrait of an American Bald Eagle #1 ~ Alaska ~ by lanebrain photography

I put this one up just for fun….I think he is a pretty handsome guy!

Recent Work

Last flight by flyfish70

Driving down the road the other evening we came across these geese all making their last leg of flight prior to landing for the night. As you can tell, they don’t have much time before the sun is gone. The sunset was so beautiful on this evening, and the birds being in the shot seemed to fit. This is only a small portion of the birds seen at the time of this shot, there were literally 1000s, and awesome site to see. This was taken just off HWY 65 between Wheatland and Marysville CA. Ashby As is / Canon 7D / Canon 100-400 @ 235mm / f/5 / 1/100 sec / ISO – 100
Bald Eagle Portrait #1 ~ Dutch Harbor, Alaska ~ by lanebrain photography

This is a Portrait of a Bald Eagle that I captured on the commercial fishing vessel that I work on out of Dutch Harbor, Alaska.
In Flight by mither

been eyeballing this white heron at the duck pond for a bit….roseburg Oregon USA / Nikon D90 300mm tamron zoom
Great Blue Fishing by Nature's Realm

A shot similar to another one I took some months ago. /
Kittywink in Flight #1 ~ Dutch Harbor, Alaska ~ by lanebrain photography

This is a shot of a Kittywink that I captured while working aboard the commercial fishing vessel that I work aboard in Dutch Harbor, Alaska this summer. I really think these birds are pretty neat.
- golden dragonfly - by Edyta Pelc

Canon Eos 450D / Canon Zoom lens EF-S 55-250mm 1:4-5.6 IS / somewehere in Sunshine Coast – during the bushwalking.
Pardon My Back by DigitallyStill

This female Northern Pintail was photographed in Ottawa’s west end. Although this is a duck with rather drab colours, I find their feather pattern complex and rather impressive. Equipment: Canon EOS 20D with a 300mm lens and a 1.4t.c.
Portrait of a Ring-billed Gull by Wayne Wood

I have always loved the way these much maligned birds photograph. This was take at Andrew Haydon Park here in Ottawa.
Canada Goose by Wayne Wood

Taken at Andrew Haydon Park here in Ottawa, this small pond has yielded some incredible opportunities over the past few years. Image created with Canon 50D and 200 F/2.8L w/ 2x tele-converter.
Home for the Winter by Chuck Gardner

Best viewed larger These low flying Canada geese are coming “Home for the Winter” in flocks to the Willamette Valley wetland areas around Eugene, Oregon. / Taken on Oct 10, 2009 with a Canon Powershot SX10 IS , TV 1/636, AV F 5.72, ISO 80 and Focal length 100.00mm.
Blue Moth by Kitsmumma

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