Shooting birds in flight is pretty difficult. As they move the background moves in ways determined by the bird and not you. However after following certain birds for long enough you see where they are going and as the gulls kept flying towards the sun I managed to get the sun reflecting nicely in the water below.
The Ngorongoro Crater is one of the best places in the world to see wildlife. However getting photos isn't easy. They are often just too close to your safari vehicle and the angles are comical. This Hawk was the only good image I managed there. Though seeing lions feed on a wildebeest carcass from just a couple of meters away was worth the lack of photo opportunities.
Gannets are the most beautiful birds on the planet. End of story. Some day I need to get to a breeding colony to see and photograph their 'dance'.
The juvenile gannet isn't as beautiful as an adult but the face and eye is starting to get that distinctive look.
These two young brown snake eagles got into a fight over a leopard tortoise. I had been watching one alone for quite a while as he struggled to get at the interior of the tortoise's shell. Once he flew up to the tree the second came along to steal dinner.
The rose ringed parakeet is famous for being wild in London. In India though it is relatively common. Getting a bird in flight is still difficult, despite the numbers.
Hummingbirds are every photographers dream bird to photograph. The scaly feathers stand out so well in a photo and getting one in flight is actually easier than you might imagine as they hover quite a lot instead of flying.
Getting hummingbirds feeding is relatively easy as they hover nicely. There speed is phenomenal as they intake a lot of sugar but while feeding they do slow down long enough to grab a shot, though not often in places it is easy to focus on them.
What better reason to go to a cloud forest than to try and get a photo of a hummingbird. This guy was more tricky than most as he didn't hover very long.
What better reason to go to a cloud forest than to try and get a photo of a hummingbird. This guy was more tricky than most as he didn't hover very long.
