Recent birds-in-flight

[Romy Ocon]

I'm on a steady diet of fishpond birds.... no montane birding for me in a while.

1. Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)

Shooting Info - Sto. Tomas, La Union, Philippines, December 3, 2016, EOS 7D MII + EF 400 DO IS II + EF 1.4x TC III, 560 mm, f/5.6, 1/2000 sec, ISO 320, manual exposure in available light, hand held, near full frame resized to 1500 x 1000.

2. Little Tern (Sterna albifrons)

Shooting Info - Binmaley, Pangasinan, Philippines, November 30, 2016, EOS 7D MII + EF 400 DO IS II + EF 1.4x TC III, 560 mm, f/7.1, 1/2000 sec, ISO 320, manual exposure in available light, hand held, major crop resized to 1500 x 1000.

3. Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)

Shooting Info - Sto. Tomas, La Union, Philippines, December 3, 2016, EOS 7D MII + EF 400 DO IS II + EF 1.4x TC III, 560 mm, f/6.3, 1/2000 sec, ISO 320, manual exposure in available light, hand held, near full frame resized to 1500 x 1000.

4. Great Egret (Egretta alba)

Shooting Info - Sto. Tomas, La Union, Philippines, November 13, 2016, EOS 7D MII + EF 400 DO IS II + EF 1.4x TC III, 560 mm, f/6.3, 1/2000 sec, ISO 320, manual exposure in available light, hand held, near full frame resized to 1920 x 1080.

[Tateo Osawa]

Wow, All great shots. I can see very much detail, Romy. I cannot believe you got the swallow in flight.

[eman campos]

wow! great shots!

[Romy Ocon]

Thanks, Tateo-san and Eman!