April Flights

Well it’s that time of the month again. In keeping with the tradition I started a while back to present some various flight shots for the month that had not otherwise been posted here are some April flights!

Anhinga

Bald Eagle

Great Blue Heron

Great Egret

Least Tern

Little Blue Heron “Tweener”

Osprey

Tricolored Heron

38 thoughts on “April Flights”

Chillbrook on April 30, 2013 at 4:42 pm said:

Is it that time again already Phil? Smashing shots!

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- Phil Lanoue on April 30, 2013 at 4:51 pm said:
  
  Adrian I do not know where April went. 😕
  Thanks much, I ‘m glad you enjoyed these flight photos!
  
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Susan Sohl on April 30, 2013 at 4:58 pm said:

Nice Album Phil! �I already miss that place! �No big birds around here. �Oh, there were 3 gbh”s at the river where we walked this morning. �That’s it. �Have fun!

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- Phil Lanoue on May 1, 2013 at 11:35 am said:
  
  Thanks very much Sue I’m glad you liked these flight shots!
  
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einfachtilda on April 30, 2013 at 5:18 pm said:

He flies into may 😀
Very good photo!

LG Mathilda

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- Phil Lanoue on May 1, 2013 at 11:35 am said:
  
  Yes! May is here already! Thank you very much!
  
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ruthincolorado on April 30, 2013 at 5:25 pm said:

That tri-colored heron is so beautiful!

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- Phil Lanoue on May 1, 2013 at 11:36 am said:
  
  They are pretty birds especially in breeding plumage.
  
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janmasyn on April 30, 2013 at 5:28 pm said:

These are very nice shots of our flying friends Phil, excellent job.

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- Phil Lanoue on May 1, 2013 at 11:36 am said:
  
  Thank you Jan, I still like to keep up my practice with the flyers. 🙂
  
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pixelspielerei on April 30, 2013 at 5:50 pm said:

Really stunning pictures! *Thumbs up

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- Phil Lanoue on May 1, 2013 at 11:36 am said:
  
  Hey thanks, glad you like them!
  
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lylekrahn on April 30, 2013 at 7:14 pm said:

The great egret is the greatest of this bunch – in my humble opinion. What’s yours?

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- Phil Lanoue on May 1, 2013 at 11:40 am said:
  
  Well you have a good eye to spot and pick out that photo, it has the most pleasant and appealing background and setting I feel which helps make it look a bit out of the ordinary. Yes I like that one very much as well. I also like the anhinga but that could be mostly because I don’t often get decent shots of them flying.
  I also like the high key look of the osprey even though I don’t normally prefer open blue or worse yet grey sky flights shots. But that’s where the raptors often are so they don’t give me much choice.
  
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Charlie@Seattle Trekker on April 30, 2013 at 11:33 pm said:

Love watching your marsh community expand with new spring arrivals.

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- Phil Lanoue on May 1, 2013 at 11:41 am said:
  
  I’m so happy you have been enjoying the photos and stories from the marsh Charlie!
  
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Deb W. Trotter on May 1, 2013 at 12:10 am said:

I’d love to sit at a marsh like yours for a day and see such a variety of birds!

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- Phil Lanoue on May 1, 2013 at 11:42 am said:
  
  I would like to have you see it as well although picking one day can be tricky. I can show up one day and there could be action all over, then show up again the next day at the same time and there is nothing. But so it goes with nature. 🙂
  
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mariayarri on May 1, 2013 at 3:37 am said:

Great shots of these beautiful flying birds … I wish i had been there …. The bald eagle and the Osprey are magnificent .. I don´t think that there eyes miss anything … And your last picture of the tricolored Heron … I just love it // Maria

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- Phil Lanoue on May 1, 2013 at 11:44 am said:
  
  Thank you so much Maria I am really glad you like the eagle and osprey, they are always a treat for me to see and have the chance to photograph. 🙂 The tri is a very pretty bird in breeding plumage.
  
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meyer23 on May 1, 2013 at 4:25 am said:

Fantastic shots.

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- Phil Lanoue on May 1, 2013 at 11:45 am said:
  
  Thank you very much I appreciate you checking them out and glad you like them.
  
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Maggie Davey on May 1, 2013 at 5:52 am said:

Just love all of these, Phil! Can’t pick a favourite, although, knowing how fast those little terns fly, that was a brilliant shot and the way you get the light on the glorious colours of the tri-heron – stunning! Thank you for giving us all such pleasure, Phil!

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- Phil Lanoue on May 1, 2013 at 11:47 am said:
  
  I greatly appreciate your very kind words Maggie and I’m so happy you enjoy these flight photos. Interesting you picked out that tern, if you remember the series of Forster’s Terns I posted a few weeks back well these Least Terns are smaller and faster!! They are like trying to photograph a fast flying insect.
  Cheers! 🙂
  
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monisertel on May 1, 2013 at 9:56 am said:

Dear Phil,
great shots, wonderful captured!
Have a nice day,
moni

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- Phil Lanoue on May 1, 2013 at 11:47 am said:
  
  Thank you so much moni I am very happy you like these flight photos!
  
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Amy on May 1, 2013 at 10:03 am said:

April went too fast, but am happy to see the April Flights! Thank you, Phil!

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- Phil Lanoue on May 1, 2013 at 11:48 am said:
  
  April sure did zip by didn’t it Amy?! Don’t know how but it did. Thanks very much for your kind words and I’m glad you enjoyed the April flights!
  
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adinparadise on May 1, 2013 at 3:06 pm said:

Love them all, Phil, but that last one is the winner for me. 🙂

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- Phil Lanoue on May 1, 2013 at 5:53 pm said:
  
  Hey thanks very much Sylvia, glad you like the cute little tri!
  
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thecasualphilosopher on May 1, 2013 at 4:55 pm said:

Stunning. Leaning toward the Osprey as my favorite, though it is really hard to choose.

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- Phil Lanoue on May 1, 2013 at 5:54 pm said:
  
  Thanks I appreciate you looking and commenting. I like the osprey too because the grey overcast sky made it stand it out in an interesting way I thought.
  
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Gunta on May 1, 2013 at 10:28 pm said:

I love every single one of these. Hard to pick a favorite from such spectacular shots, but push comes to shove I’d have to go with the Tern.

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- Phil Lanoue on May 2, 2013 at 5:54 pm said:
  
  Thanks very much for your kind comments Gunta and I’m happy you like the tern. I may not photograph these guys again soon they make me dizzy they zip around so fast. 🙂
  
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Fergiemoto on May 2, 2013 at 7:32 pm said:

Lovely “flight” photos, Phil!

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- Phil Lanoue on May 4, 2013 at 12:06 pm said:
  
  Thanks, I’m happy you like them!
  
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Bella Remy Photography on May 3, 2013 at 6:20 pm said:

Incredible BIF collection you have from April Phil. Where ever did the month go?

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- Phil Lanoue on May 4, 2013 at 12:06 pm said:
  
  Thanks so much Emily and you are 100% correct, April just flew right on by.
  
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