Birds Eyes And Butterflies

The picture of this American Crow in flight was taken at the Jamaica Bay National Wildlife Refuge.

I love the challenge and beauty of capturing birds in flight. Black birds present their own challenge. The correct settings and light are essential. Being ready and focusing properly are the major issues.

A Bald Eagle flew over the Jamaica Bay National Refuge and over a thousand Snow Geese simultaneously took flight.

I don’t know which was more exciting the sight or the sounds of all these Snow Geese in flight.

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The picture of this Common Goldeneye was taken at the Bronx Zoo.

The picture of this Common Goldeneye was taken with the CANON EOS7D and the CANON 100-400mm lens and the CANON 580EXII flash.

This is an adult male breeding Common Goldeneye with a lovely water drip.

The picture of this Black Capped Chickadee was taken at the New York Botanical Gardens in the Bronx. The picture of this Black-capped Chicadee was taken with the CANON EOS7D and the CANON 100-400mm lens and the CANON 580EXII flash.

The picture of this American Robin was taken at the New York Botanical Gardens. The picture of this American Robin was taken with the CANON EOS7D and the CANON 100-400mm lens and the CANON 580EXII flash.

It is such a treat to be able to get a capture under “perfect” circumstances where the bird is close and still in good light. Then the picture takes itself. This does not happen that much for me. Of course it happens more often with birds that are more plentiful.

The picture of this Common Grackle was taken at the New York Botanical Gardens.

The picture of this Common Grackle was taken with the CANON EOS7D and the CANON 100-400mm lens and the CANON 580EXII flash.

The light was just right to catch the irridescence of the feathers on the beautiful bird.

The picture of these Snow Geese in flight including a blue morph was taken at the Jamaica Bay National Wildlife Refuge. The picture of these Snow Geese in flight was taken with the CANON EOS7D and the CANON 100-400mm lens and the CANON 580EXII flash.

Bald Eagle (immature) in flight over Jamaica Bay National Wildlife Refuge
The picture of this Bald Eagle in flight was taken with the CANON EOS7D and the CANON 100-400mm lens and the CANON 580EXII flash.
Not only was it special to see a Bald Eagle in flight over the Jamaica Bay National Wildlife Refuge, in addition the sight and sound of the nearly thousand snow geese all taking off at once was truly amazing.

The picture of this family of Snow Geese was taken at the Jamaica Bay National Wildlife Refuge. The picture of this Snow Geese family was taken with the CANON EOS7D and the CANON 100-400mm lens and the CANON 580EXII flash.

The picture of this Snow Goose in flight with the Empire State Building was taken at the Jamaica Bay National Wildlife Refuge. The picture of this Snow Goose in flight was taken with the CANON EOS7D and the CANON 100-400mm lens and the CANON 580EXII flash.

It might seem that this picture was a lucky accident. I took lots of pictures of the Snow Geese in flight. There were hundreds of Snow Geese at Jamaica Bay National Wildlife Refuge this past Saturday.