Occasionally I post some recent bird photos that didn’t quite measure up to standalone status on my blog but they’re of reasonably qood quality and collectively they show my readers some of what I’ve been up to in the field lately. Including making silly mistakes. (6 photos of 5 species)
My first Yellow Warbler of the year and I caught him at takeoff. With this species, quality takeoff and flight shots are highly unusual for me. (2 photos)
Strategies that should give the viewer a sense of the speed of the display and how high they fly. (8 photos and one video)
A Vertical Flight Display is a courtship display of the male Northern Mockingbird. (14 photos)
In my book, landing shots are at a premium because I like the postures they typically involve and because they’re so very hard to get (the old ‘degree of difficulty’ factor). (4 photos)
A half-baked theory that just might have some validity in aiding bird photographer’s attempts at capturing takeoffs.
