Feet together for a perfect ten-point landing.
Whoa, something went wrong.
Shake it up…I meant to do that!
GBH Perfect Landing, Or Not
Tag Archives: Birds in Flight
Wood Stork Flying By
Black-bellied Whistling Ducks In Flight
A few of the dozens of Black-bellied Whistling Ducks I saw earlier this week treated me to some fly-bys.
Most interesting was seeing the white wing stripe as they flapped by me.
August 29. 2021
Black Skimmer, Early Morning
A Black Skimmer entertained me early one morning with his graceful water-level hunting on an old rice field pond.
All I saw him catch on that pass was a strand of grass.
July 4, 2021
Bear Island Wildlife Management Area, SC
Bird Chaos at Bird Key
Hundreds of birds nested on Bird Key this summer and the land and sky were full of activity on this July day.
Most of the birds on land seen here are Brown Pelicans, the smaller white ones are chicks. The chicks were awkwardly walking, but not yet flying.  There were lots of Laughing Gulls that provided constant noise, and a few White Ibis mixed in.
On the outer edge of the island, the open Atlantic Ocean beyond, a sand bar has formed that was popular spot for preening.
Taken from a boat at Bird Key Stono Heritage Preserve
Between Kiawah Island and Folly Beach, SC
July 12, 2021
Brown Pelicans Off Duty
On our way out to Bird Key to see the Brown Pelican chicks we spotted several small groups of adults flying to sand bars.
According to our guide the adults assign a baby-sitter Pelican at the rookery then find a place to rest.
They certainly picked a beautiful, if sparse, location.
From a boat, Kiawah River, Charleston County, SC
July 12, 2021
Turkey Vulture, Flying Low
This is the same Turkey Vulture I’ve featured in recent posts as part of the the educational and flight demonstration program at the Center for Birds of Prey, this time showing off his flight skills.
Turkey Vultures are impressive with their flight skills, easily making sharp turns, using their wings to full advantage.
It was very cool to see this one glide just above the ground, with seemingly little effort.
The Center for Birds of Prey, Awanda, SC
June 24, 2021
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Gulls Took To The Air
Danger, danger, fly, fly!
Can you spot the Eagle?
This island has a lot of advantages for nesting birds, but it is not without risk. This time the Eagle appeared to leave without a meal.
About a half hour later it happened again. We were further away from the action and I didn’t capture the Eagle, but this view gives an idea of how many birds are nesting on this little island. And how unconcerned the Pelicans appeared.
Taken from a boat at Bird Key Stono Heritage Preserve
Between Kiawah Island and Folly Beach, SC
July 12, 2021
Wood Stork With Nesting Material
Naturally Framed Owl
Framing of a scene by a tree can be good, lending a natural composition element to a bird image, like this Barred Owl.
It was still good as he swiveled his head to check out something above us.
But then as he bent down I knew…
…the framing would keep me from catching the action.
I did get kind of a cool picture of his powerful talons.
