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This is a young bird. As they grow older, the nice pattern on the wings is replaced with a dull grey. I prefer this pattern though. Shot from a kayak yesterday near Ottawa, Canada

The Egret has a seven foot wingspan and flies with it's neck curved. They visit my area of Canada only for a couple of months late each summer.

An Eastern Kingbird takes flight, as it still stands on one foot on a branch.

A Great Blue Heron takes to flight, unwrapping its huge wings. (six feet from tip to tip)

A robin eats some berries as a bug flies past. (photo-bomber)

Title: Waiting for Fish
Country: Canada
Exif: 1/2000 sec, f5.6, ISO200, 300mm

A great blue heron waits in the water for fish to catch.
This was the heron I was sneaking up on when I bumped the huge turtle. (Yesterday's photo)

What looks like a bird balancing on it's beak is actually an Arctic Tern diving into the water.

Title: Balancing Act
Country: Canada
Exif: Canon 7D, 1/2000sec, f10, IOS640, 300mm

A great blue heron appears to be deep in thought. Actually he was fishing and now is contemplating the wisdom in staying so close to an approaching kayak. (me) The wind blew me silently closer until I was quite close.

A great blue heron caught in the act of taking off, with water drops flying.

I submitted a photo of this same bird (a tern) on the same piece of wood yesterday. Of course, I don't really know if it's the same bird, but considering he is the only tern in the area, it seems like he sits here waiting to catch fish. I was surprised to see him again, and once more, I was able to get very close without him flying away.

This was shot on a calm day. The tern was soaring overhead, and would dive into and beneath the water and most times would come up with a fish in his beak. They move fast and it's a challenge to keep them in focus and in the viewfinder.

A common tern, facing the wind and with his feathers all ruffled. It's not a good day to fish. The water has ripples and it makes it hard to see. Normally these birds soar high above, looking down into the water, then swoop down to catch their fish. I was only about six feet from this bird, I had to zoom my telephoto lens all the way in for a change!

A Great Blue Heron gets a bit too close to a Red-Winged Blackbird's nest, and the blackbird quickly chases the much larger bird away. Keep in mind the wingspan of a red-winged blackbird is just over a foot, and the Great Blue Heron's is six feet! I think the blackbird managed to hitch a ride for a moment!

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A very dull and overcast sky this morning, helpfully some avian antics helped to break it up
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Portraits

Portraits

This lone crane is said to be the only one that frequents Burba Lake at the Army's Fort Meade, Maryland.

Shot & edited on iPhone 6plus

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Beautiful tricolor Heron preening in the morning sun

Nikon d7200

70-300mm lens

F/5.6

1/1250 sec

Iso 400

300mm

Caught this female Grackle looking at her image reflection....lol

Nikon d5100
f/5.6
1/200 sec
iso 1600
300mm

Peaceful sunrise walk produces moments of Awesomeness!

Beautiful Cormorant posing at Blue Spring State Park in Debary, Florida....the reflections of the spring combined with perfect sun and the iridescent color of the feathers made an awesome shot.

Nikon d5100
f/5.6
1/1000 sec.
ISO 750
300MM

This was a flyby shot with only a couple seconds to respond.
handheld shot with a Nikon d7000 / 70 - 300mm VR lens

Cow egret sounding off.

Beautiful hawk in early morning.

Shot at Kraft Azelea Park in Winter Park. Fl
NIKON D7000
F/5.6
1/1250 SEC
ISO-400
300MM

I sat and watched the male chase the female off all week until this particular morning she decided to have a go back

Adorable little bright and friendly birds at the petting zoo

taken from a hide

It was road trip time and I headed towards the west side of the state. To see Lake Michigan in all her splendiferous glory. I was not disappointed! There's a saying in Michigan: "There's no sunset like a Lake Michigan sunset!" I wanted to see what the fuss was all about. Mere words cannot describe a sunset over Lake Michigan. I wished I could have stayed longer. I'll be back.

This was just a quick shot while shooting the whales, but when I got home something really drew me to it. I loved the almost 3D feel. Thousands of birds are in the sky and on the water looking for what the whales stir up as they breach.

A happy little group of birds on Black's Beach in San Diego, Ca.

From the Rocky Mountain Airshow, 2015, in Aurora, Colorado.

Seymour johnson afb airshow.

Friendly starlings

A lone F-16 from the USAF Thunderbirds on a high speed pass.

Canon 5DMkIII, Canon 100-400 f/4.5-5.6 USM L, f/11, 1/4000, ISO 800, Av mode.

The Thunderbirds return after an 18 month hiatus to perform at the Rocky Mountain Airshow, in Aurora, CO.

See the entire album of photos from the 2015 Rocky Mountain Airshow here: http://village.photos/members/Scott-Smith-Photography/Rocky-Mountain-Airshow-2015