Final Approach for Landing

PrescottPhotog

Hi,

I took these a while back and love the way the GBH sometimes glides in for a landing.
Every time I see them do this it reminds me of Star Trek and a Klingon Warship.
Got some good Bokeh in the last one.

Hope you like them.

#1

#2

#3

NanaMo

Awesome!!
Hi Chris,

Your photos are absolutely wonderful!

After looking at these photos and others on your site, I would love to see the birds. It is awesome to see the clarity, action and color you are able to capture in your photography. You have a great gift for capturing the birds in their natural habitat.

Keep shooting!

Maureen

dbaker1221

Chris , these are fantastic captures!!:ivar

Ann McRae

Wow! Great shots, great lighting!

And do I ever see the klingon reference! Mr. Warf is so sexy.

ann

Harv

Chris, these are only just spectacular. That last shot is over the top. Way to go.

raptorcaptor

Nice captures Chris! Now get back to the raptors!

PrescottPhotog

NanaMo wrote:

Hi Chris, Your photos are absolutely wonderful!
You have a great gift for capturing the birds in their natural habitat.
Keep shooting! Maureen

Hi Maureen, Thanks you for your very nice compliments..

I have been fortunate to find a couple good locations for my shoots and have also happened onto some pretty incredible situations to watch and photo. I'm glad I can present them to everyone through my photographs.

To be honest, I am in awe when viewing the beautiful photos that others posted on D-Grin. There are many many incredible photographers that post here and I enjoy viewing them all.

PrescottPhotog

dbaker1221 wrote:

Chris , these are fantastic captures!!:ivar

Hi Dave, Thanks for viewing and for your comments.

PrescottPhotog

Ann McRae wrote:

Wow! Great shots, great lighting! ann

Hi Ann, Thank you for your comments. I've almost given up on the Arizona morning sun.. it is so harsh (like a torch). The afternoons are wonderful for light but now it is getting dark by about 5 pm (we don't change our clocks) so it is an early evening through the winter.

PrescottPhotog

Harv wrote:

Chris, these are only just spectacular. That last shot is over the top. Way to go.

Hi Harv, Thank you very much for your comments.

PrescottPhotog

raptorcaptor wrote:

Nice captures Chris! Now get back to the raptors!

Hi Glenn, I'm trying. There has been a beautiful pair of Bald Eagles hanging around for about a week but they won't come close. Friday they sat up high on the boulders and didn't move for about 4 hours, just scoping everything out. I think it might be the breeding pair that comes every year.. they are very close to each other, never leaving each others side.

Today I watched these two guys fight all day long (one redtail and one harrier-I think). They attacked each other constantly but they were about 200+ yards away.. this is the best I could get.

#1 (not happy to see each other)

BigAl

Super sequence Chris I must admit I like the way the background and the bird blend in #2.

dallas

Good images of the GBH, I always have a tough time with the exposure on these characters.

PrescottPhotog

BigAl wrote:

Super sequence Chris I must admit I like the way the background and the bird blend in #2.

Hi Al, Thanks for viewing and for your comment.

altyfc

What fantastic shots!

Pity that tree/twig got in the way of the second one.

kdog

Beautiful captures. You really nailed that sucker.

Cheers,
-joel

jwear

there are great subjects --very nice shots

raptorcaptor

PrescottPhotog wrote:

Hi Glenn, I'm trying. There has been a beautiful pair of Bald Eagles hanging around for about a week but they won't come close. Friday they sat up high on the boulders and didn't move for about 4 hours, just scoping everything out. I think it might be the breeding pair that comes every year.. they are very close to each other, never leaving each others side.

Today I watched these two guys fight all day long (one redtail and one harrier-I think). They attacked each other constantly but they were about 200+ yards away.. this is the best I could get.

#1 (not happy to see each other)

Must have been fun just to watch!

Giphsub

Great pics Chris! They come in to land quite differently from the herons in this area. These ones go upright before landing, but have their necks tucked back when doing that gliding thing.

PrescottPhotog

altyfc wrote:

What fantastic shots! Pity that tree/twig got in the way of the second one.

Hi Altyfc, Thank you for your comment.

PrescottPhotog

kdog wrote:

Beautiful captures. You really nailed that sucker.
Cheers,-joel

Hi Joel, Thank's for viewing. The last one reminds me of a far of nebulous in a distant gallaxy.. Beam me up Scotty..

PrescottPhotog

dallas wrote:

Good images of the GBH, I always have a tough time with the exposure on these characters.

Hi William, Thanks for viewing. I'll trade you 5 exposures on the GBH for 1 diving Osprey just ready to hit the water..

PrescottPhotog

jwear wrote:

there are great subjects --very nice shots

Hi Jeff, Thanks for viewing and your comment.

PrescottPhotog

Giphsub wrote:

Great pics Chris! They come in to land quite differently from the herons in this area. These ones go upright before landing, but have their necks tucked back when doing that gliding thing.

Hi Mike. Thanks for your comments. Here they fly both ways. Sometimes tucked and sometimes laid flat out. Don't know why..

bfjr

Kinda looks like he/she is not so sure this is gonna be a good landing !