Category Archives: Birds in Flight

Northern Shoveler in Flight

Northern Shoveler Drake in Flight

Northern Shoveler Drake in Flight

Northern Shoveler in Flight

The picture of this Northern Shoveler in Flight was photographed at the Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge in New Jersey. This Northern Shoveler was photographed with the Canon 5D Mark IV and the Canon 100-400 II lens.
To hear the sounds of the Northern Shoveler, click on the arrow below.

American White Pelican in Flight

American White Pelican in Flight

American White Pelican in Flight

American White Pelican in Flight

American White Pelicans typically breed on islands in shallow wetlands in the interior of the continent. They spend winters mainly on coastal waters, bays, and estuaries, or a little distance inlandThe picture of this American White Pelican in Flight was taken at the Viera Wetlands in Melbourne, Florida The picture of this American White Pelican in Flight was photographed with the Canon 5D Mark III Canon 300mm f2.8 IS II with the 2X extender.
To hear the song of the sound of the American White Pelican, click on the arrow below.

Red-tailed Hawk in Flight

Red-tailed Hawk in Flight

Red-tailed Hawk in Flight

Red-tailed Hawk in Flight

The picture of this Red-tailed Hawk in Flight was taken at the State Line Lookout on the Palisades. The picture of this Red-tailed Hawk in Flight was photographed with the Canon 5D Mark III Canon 300mm f2.8 IS II with the 2X extender.
To hear the sound of the Red-tailed Hawk in Flight, click on the arrow below.

Bald Eagle in Flight

Bald Eagle in Flight

Bald Eagle in Flight

Bald Eagle in Flight

The picture of this Bald Eagle in Flight was taken at the Conowingo Dam in Maryland. The picture of this Adult Bald Eagle in Flight was photographed with the Canon 5D Mark III Canon 300mm f2.8 IS II with the 2X extender on a very overcast day.
To hear the song of the Bald Eagle, click on the arrow below.

Herring Gull Immature in Flight

Herring Gull Immature in Flight

Herring Gull Immature in Flight

Herring Gull Immature in Flight

The picture of this Herring Gull Immature in Flight with a clam shell in its beak was taken at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge in Queens, New York. The picture of this Herring Gull Immature in Flight was photographed with the Canon 5D Mark III Canon 300mm f2.8 IS II with the 2X extender.
To hear the song of the Herring Gull, click on the arrow below.

Bald Eagle in Flight

Bald Eagle in Flight

Bald Eagle in Flight

Bald Eagle in Flight

The picture of this Bald Eagle in flight was photographed at the Conowingo Dam in Darlingon, Maryland. The picture of this Bald Eagle in Flight was photographed with the Canon 5D Mark III Canon 300mm f2.8 IS II with the 2X extender.

To hear the sounds of the Bald Eagle, click on the arrow below.

Snow Geese Flock

Snow Geese in Flight

Snow Geese in Flight

Snow Geese Flock

The picture of this flock of Snow Geese in flight was taken at Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge near Dover Delaware. It is thrilling to see and hear masses of Snow Geese taking off and landing.

To hear the sound of the Snow Geese Flock, click on the arrow below.

Juvenile Herring Gull in Flight

Juvenile Herring Gull in Flight

Juvenile Herring Gull in Flight

Juvenile Herring Gull in Flight

Herring Gulls are one of the most familiar gulls of the East Coast and many people just call them “seagulls.” In fact, some two dozen different species of gulls live in North America, and they present almost endless opportunities for identification.

Turkey Vulture in Flight

Turkey Vulture in Flight

Turkey Vulture in Flight

Turkey Vulture in Flight

Not everyone sees vultures as a creepy harbinger of death—many see them as sacred for their cleanup role. Tibetan Buddhists practice “sky burials,” where animals, usually vultures, consume their dead. Similarly, Zoroastrians offer their dead to be consumed by vultures on a raised platform, called a dakhma. They regard vultures are precious animals that release the soul from the body.

Bald Eagle

Bald Eagle in Flight

Bald Eagle in Flight

Bald Eagle in Flight

The Bald Eagle dwarfs most other raptors, including the Turkey Vulture and Red-tailed Hawk. These regal birds aren’t really bald, but their white-feathered heads gleam in contrast to their chocolate-brown body and wings. The picture of this Bald Eagle in flight was taken at the State Line Lookout on the Palisades in New Jersey.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Ruby-throated Hummingbird in Flight

Ruby-throated Hummingbirds are eastern North America’s only breeding hummingbird. But in terms of area, this species occupies the largest breeding range of any North American hummingbird. The Ruby-throated Hummingbird beats its wings about 53 times a second.

To hear the call of the Ruby-throated Hummingbird, click on arrow below

Snowy Egrets

Snowy Egrets Sparring

Snowy Egrets Sparring

Snowy Egrets Sparring

Snowy Egret hostile displays involve crest-raising and rasping calls . Upright posture and moderate plume erection proceeds in low-intensity displays (Snap, Stretch) to full attacks with inclined body and fully erected feathers.

Click below to hear the hostile display sounds of the Snowy Egret

Great Blue Heron

Great Blue Heron at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge

Great Blue Heron

Great Blue Heron

Despite their impressive size, Great Blue Herons weigh only 5 to 6 pounds thanks in part to their hollow bones—a feature all birds share. This picture of the Great Blue Heron coming in for a landing was taken at the East Pond of the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge.

American Oystercatcher in Flight

American Oystercatcher in Flight

American Oystercatcher in Flight

American Oystercatcher in Flight

True to its name, the American Oystercatcher is specialized in feeding on bivalves (oysters, clams, and mussels) and uses its brightly colored bill to get at them. These conspicuous birds tend to roost on beaches, dunes, or marsh islands near their foraging sites, and rarely venture far inland. The picture of this lovely American Oystercatcher in flight was taken at Nickerson Beach on Long Island.

To hear the call of the American Oystercatcher, click the arrow below

Call of the AmericanOystercatcher