Birds in flight
Flying through the air with the greatest of ease. Hawks, crows, ducks and geese.Birds in love
Insects in flight
Birds on the hunt
Red-tailed Hawk
gliding
Buteo jamaicensis
Jul 19, 2014
Blackwell Nursery Workday
Red-tailed Hawk
flying
Buteo jamaicensis
Dec 17, 2015
Danada: Rice Lake
Red-tailed Hawk
flying
Buteo jamaicensis
Mar 15, 2020
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
Red-tailed Hawk
liftoff
Buteo jamaicensis
Dec 20, 2024
Encore at Eastmark
Bald Eagle
cruising
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Feb 13, 2016
Fox River South Elgin
Bald Eagle
cruising
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Oct 13, 2018
Devil's Lake
Black Kite
soaring
Milvus migrans
Jan 12, 2016
Sukhothai
Black Kite
soaring
Milvus migrans
Jun 18, 2017
Moscow
Harris's Hawk
taking wing
Parabuteo unicinctus
Apr 3, 2025
Usery Mountain Region Park
Turkey Vulture
soaring
Cathartes aura
Apr 11, 2018
Prime Hook Wildlife Refuge
Turkey Vulture
gliding
Cathartes aura
Oct 27, 2018
Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve
Turkey Vulture
soaring
Cathartes aura
Apr 27, 2019
Cape May Point State Park
Turkey Vulture
soaring
Cathartes aura
Jan 13, 2023
E Williams Field Rd, Mesa AZ
Black Vulture
soaring
Coragyps atratus
Oct 15, 2019
Copacabana & Leme
Black Vulture
landing
Coragyps atratus
Oct 16, 2019
Forte Duque de Caxias
Osprey
flapping
Pandion haliaetus
Apr 11, 2018
Prime Hook Wildlife Refuge
Osprey
soaring
Pandion haliaetus
Apr 11, 2018
Prime Hook Wildlife Refuge
Mallard
males flying
Anas platyrhynchos
Apr 23, 2014
Danada Forest Preserve
Mallard
female landing
Anas platyrhynchos
Feb 13, 2016
Fox River South Elgin
Mallard
male flying downstroke
Anas platyrhynchos
Apr 14, 2016
Danada: Rice Lake
Mallard
male flying upstroke
Anas platyrhynchos
Apr 14, 2016
Danada: Rice Lake
Mallard
male flying downstroke
Anas platyrhynchos
May 5, 2016
Danada: Rice Lake
Mallard
male flying upstroke
Anas platyrhynchos
May 5, 2016
Danada: Rice Lake
Common Merganser
male flying
Mergus merganser
Mar 8, 2020
Timber Lake
Canada Goose
flying
Branta canadensis
May 7, 2015
Danada Forest Preserve
Canada Goose
gliding
Branta canadensis
Sep 25, 2015
Danada Forest Preserve
Canada Goose
flying downstroke
Branta canadensis
Oct 2, 2015
Danada: Rice Lake
Canada Goose
flying upstroke
Branta canadensis
Oct 2, 2015
Danada: Rice Lake
Canada Goose
gliding
Branta canadensis
Oct 2, 2015
Danada: Rice Lake
Canada Goose
gosling flapping
Branta canadensis
Apr 29, 2016
Chicago Monroe Harbor
Mute Swan
cruising
Cygnus olor
Nov 13, 2015
Danada: Rice Lake
Mute Swan
flapping
Cygnus olor
Nov 19, 2015
Danada: Rice Lake
Anna's Hummingbird
female hovering downstroke
Calypte anna
Feb 1, 2025
Tecolote Canyon Natural Park
Anna's Hummingbird
female hovering upstroke
Calypte anna
Feb 1, 2025
Tecolote Canyon Natural Park
Anna's Hummingbird
male flapping
Calypte anna
Feb 1, 2025
Tecolote Canyon Natural Park
Anna's Hummingbird
male hovering nectaring
Calypte anna
Feb 1, 2025
Tecolote Canyon Natural Park
Costa's Hummingbird
male hovering
Calypte costae
May 23, 2021
Desert Botanical Garden
Costa's Hummingbird
male hovering nectaring
Calypte costae
Jan 3, 2023
Encore at Eastmark
Killdeer
flying dorsal
Charadrius vociferus
Apr 16, 2015
Danada Forest Preserve
Andean Lapwing
flying
Vanellus resplendens
Jul 19, 2015
Ollantaytambo & Machu Picchu
American Oystercatcher
flying
Haematopus palliatus
Apr 27, 2019
Cape May Point State Park
American Oystercatcher
flying
Haematopus palliatus
Apr 30, 2019
Stone Harbor Point
Bonaparte's Gull
nonbreeding flying
Chroicocephalus philadelphia
Apr 14, 2018
Lake Crabtree County Park
Black-headed Gull
flying downstroke
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Jun 18, 2017
Moscow
Black-headed Gull
flying upstroke
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Jun 18, 2017
Moscow
Black-headed Gull
liftoff
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Jun 18, 2017
Moscow
Andean Gull
flying
Chroicocephalus serranus
Jul 18, 2015
Urubamba
Andean Gull
juvenile cruising
Chroicocephalus serranus
Jul 18, 2015
Urubamba
Andean Gull
juvenile gliding
Chroicocephalus serranus
Jul 18, 2015
Urubamba
Andean Gull
juvenile landing
Chroicocephalus serranus
Jul 18, 2015
Urubamba
Caspian Tern
soaring
Hydroprogne caspia
Apr 22, 2014
Danada: Rice Lake
Caspian Tern
gliding
Hydroprogne caspia
Apr 10, 2015
Danada Forest Preserve
Caspian Tern
liftoff
Hydroprogne caspia
Apr 14, 2015
Danada: Rice Lake
Caspian Tern
hovering
Hydroprogne caspia
Apr 28, 2015
Danada: Rice Lake
Caspian Tern
winging
Hydroprogne caspia
Apr 12, 2016
Danada: Rice Lake
Caspian Tern
soaring
Hydroprogne caspia
May 2, 2016
Danada: Rice Lake
Caspian Tern
coasting
Hydroprogne caspia
Apr 16, 2017
Danada: Rice Lake
Herring Gull
flying
Larus argentatus
Jun 15, 2017
Goritsy Monastery of St. Cyril
Herring Gull
gliding
Larus argentatus
Jun 15, 2017
Goritsy Monastery of St. Cyril
California Gull
juvenile landing
Larus californicus
Jun 3, 2017
Anza Lagoon
Ring-billed Gull
flying frontal
Larus delawarensis
May 25, 2015
Chicago Monroe Harbor
Ring-billed Gull
flying synchronized
Larus delawarensis
Oct 2, 2015
COD Main Campus
Ring-billed Gull
flying
Larus delawarensis
Mar 4, 2016
Chicago Monroe Harbor
Ring-billed Gull
gliding
Larus delawarensis
Mar 4, 2016
Chicago Monroe Harbor
Ring-billed Gull
cruising
Larus delawarensis
Mar 26, 2016
National Mall
Ring-billed Gull
juvenile cruising
Larus delawarensis
Mar 26, 2016
National Mall
Ring-billed Gull
gliding
Larus delawarensis
May 16, 2018
Chicago 12th Street Beach
Lesser Black-backed Gull
liftoff
Larus fuscus
Mar 18, 2018
Alfama
Glaucous-winged Gull
flapping
Larus glaucescens
Jun 29, 2019
Bainbridge Island Ferry
Glaucous-winged Gull
flying downstroke
Larus glaucescens
Jun 29, 2019
Bainbridge Island Ferry
Glaucous-winged Gull
flying upstroke
Larus glaucescens
Jun 29, 2019
Bainbridge Island Ferry
Glaucous-winged Gull
juvenile flying
Larus glaucescens
Jun 29, 2019
Bainbridge Island Ferry
Heermann's Gull
flying
Larus heermanni
Nov 12, 2016
LaGuna Beach
Great Black-backed Gull
flying downstroke
Larus marinus
Jul 1, 2017
Fish Pier
Great Black-backed Gull
flying upstroke
Larus marinus
Jul 1, 2017
Fish Pier
Great Black-backed Gull
juvenile hovering
Larus marinus
Jul 1, 2017
Fish Pier
Great Black-backed Gull
juvenile landing
Larus marinus
Jul 1, 2017
Fish Pier
Great Black-backed Gull
landing
Larus marinus
Jul 1, 2017
Fish Pier
Great Black-backed Gull
soaring
Larus marinus
Jul 1, 2017
Fish Pier
Yellow-legged Gull
landing
Larus michahellis
Mar 26, 2018
Barcelona
Yellow-legged Gull
cruising
Larus michahellis
Oct 19, 2023
Santorini
Yellow-legged Gull
gliding
Larus michahellis
Oct 19, 2023
Santorini
Western Gull
juvenile gliding
Larus occidentalis
Jun 3, 2017
Anza Lagoon
Western Gull
juvenile flapping
Larus occidentalis
Oct 27, 2023
Santa Monica Beach
Western Gull
juvenile flying downstroke
Larus occidentalis
Oct 27, 2023
Santa Monica Beach
Western Gull
juvenile flying upstroke
Larus occidentalis
Oct 27, 2023
Santa Monica Beach
Western Gull
juvenile landing
Larus occidentalis
Oct 27, 2023
Santa Monica Beach
Western Gull
juvenile soaring
Larus occidentalis
Oct 27, 2023
Santa Monica Beach
American Herring Gull
flapping
Larus smithsonianus
May 20, 2016
Chicago 12th Street Beach
American Herring Gull
juvenile landing
Larus smithsonianus
Jul 1, 2017
Fish Pier
American Herring Gull
liftoff
Larus smithsonianus
Mar 4, 2018
Chicago Montrose Harbor
American Herring Gull
juvenile gliding
Larus smithsonianus
May 2, 2019
Cape May Point State Park
Laughing Gull
flapping
Leucophaeus atricilla
Apr 8, 2018
Ocean City Sunset Park
Laughing Gull
flying
Leucophaeus atricilla
Apr 8, 2018
Ocean City Sunset Park
Laughing Gull
gliding
Leucophaeus atricilla
Apr 8, 2018
Ocean City Sunset Park
Laughing Gull
landing
Leucophaeus atricilla
Apr 8, 2018
Ocean City Sunset Park
Forster's Tern
flapping
Sterna forsteri
Apr 11, 2018
Prime Hook Wildlife Refuge
Forster's Tern
flying
Sterna forsteri
Apr 11, 2018
Prime Hook Wildlife Refuge
Forster's Tern
liftoff
Sterna forsteri
Apr 17, 2018
Rodanthe Public Beach
Forster's Tern
hovering
Sterna forsteri
Oct 27, 2018
Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve
Royal Tern
liftoff
Thalasseus maximus
Apr 17, 2018
Rodanthe Public Beach
American Avocet
flying
Recurvirostra americana
Oct 7, 2019
Chicago Montrose Harbor
Least Sandpiper
flapping
Calidris minutilla
May 11, 2016
Danada: Rice Lake
Least Sandpiper
flying
Calidris minutilla
May 19, 2016
Danada Forest Preserve
Semipalmated Sandpiper
flying
Calidris pusilla
May 29, 2016
Chicago Montrose Harbor
Short-billed Dowitcher
banking
Limnodromus griseus
May 12, 2016
Danada: Rice Lake
Short-billed Dowitcher
flying
Limnodromus griseus
May 12, 2016
Danada: Rice Lake
Short-billed Dowitcher
flying dorsal
Limnodromus griseus
May 12, 2016
Danada: Rice Lake
Short-billed Dowitcher
flying ventral
Limnodromus griseus
May 12, 2016
Danada: Rice Lake
Willet
flapping
Tringa semipalmata
Apr 17, 2018
Rodanthe Public Beach
Asian Openbill
circling
Anastomus oscitans
Jan 12, 2016
Sukhothai
Wood Stork
flapping
Mycteria americana
May 12, 2022
Wakodahatchee Wetlands
Wood Stork
gliding
Mycteria americana
May 12, 2022
Wakodahatchee Wetlands
Feral Pigeon
flapping rear
Columba livia domestica
Dec 25, 2015
Chicago Cicero Avenue
Feral Pigeon
flying upstroke
Columba livia domestica
Dec 25, 2015
Chicago Cicero Avenue
Feral Pigeon
gliding
Columba livia domestica
Jan 10, 2016
Bangkok
Spotted Dove
flying
Spilopelia chinensis
Jan 11, 2016
Ayutthaya
Mourning Dove
flying
Zenaida macroura
Mar 17, 2015
Danada Forest Preserve
Prairie Falcon
soaring
Falco mexicanus
Jan 12, 2023
E Williams Field Rd, Mesa AZ
Northern Mockingbird
liftoff
Mimus polyglottos
Dec 19, 2024
Encore at Eastmark
American Robin
flying dorsal
Turdus migratorius
May 18, 2014
Arrowhead Park
American Robin
male coasting
Turdus migratorius
Mar 22, 2015
Arrowhead Park
American Robin
gliding
Turdus migratorius
Mar 9, 2022
Naperville
American Crow
liftoff
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Jan 6, 2016
Chicago Monroe Harbor
American Crow
flying downstroke
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Feb 17, 2017
Chicago Monroe Harbor
American Crow
flying upstroke
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Feb 17, 2017
Chicago Monroe Harbor
Common Raven
flying
Corvus corax
May 14, 2021
Canyonlands National Park
Hooded Crow
liftoff
Corvus cornix
Mar 21, 2023
Tel Aviv - Tiberias
Hooded Crow
liftoff
Corvus cornix
Mar 28, 2023
Dan Jerusalem Hotel
Fish Crow
flying downstroke
Corvus ossifragus
Apr 27, 2019
Cape May Point State Park
Fish Crow
flying upstroke
Corvus ossifragus
Apr 27, 2019
Cape May Point State Park
Red-winged Blackbird
male cruising call
Agelaius phoeniceus
Jul 24, 2019
Springbrook Prairie
Boat-tailed Grackle
male flapping
Quiscalus major
May 8, 2022
St. Marks Wildlife Refuge
Common Grackle
male flying
Quiscalus quiscula
Apr 1, 2017
Naperville
Say's Phoebe
liftoff
Sayornis saya
Dec 20, 2024
Encore at Eastmark
Field Sparrow
winging
Spizella pusilla
Jun 8, 2016
Fermilab
House Sparrow
male cruising
Passer domesticus
Feb 18, 2017
Chicago Monroe Harbor
Red-crested Cardinal
flying
Paroaria coronata
May 31, 2014
Ke'e Beach
Great Egret
blastoff
Ardea alba
Jun 8, 2016
Fermilab
Great Egret
blastoff
Ardea alba
Apr 16, 2018
Bodie Island Light Station
Great Egret
flying
Ardea alba
Oct 26, 2018
San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary
Great Blue Heron
flying
Ardea herodias
Sep 4, 2013
Lake Foxcroft
Great Blue Heron
cruising
Ardea herodias
Apr 11, 2015
Great Blue Heron Rookery
Great Blue Heron
landing
Ardea herodias
Apr 11, 2015
Great Blue Heron Rookery
Great Blue Heron
soaring
Ardea herodias
Apr 11, 2015
Great Blue Heron Rookery
Great Blue Heron
flapping
Ardea herodias
Apr 17, 2015
Great Blue Heron Rookery
Great Blue Heron
flying
Ardea herodias
Apr 17, 2015
Great Blue Heron Rookery
Great Blue Heron
landing
Ardea herodias
Apr 17, 2015
Great Blue Heron Rookery
Great Blue Heron
landing
Ardea herodias
May 21, 2015
Great Blue Heron Rookery
Great Blue Heron
flying
Ardea herodias
Apr 14, 2018
Lake Crabtree County Park
Great Blue Heron
cruising
Ardea herodias
Aug 24, 2020
Morton Arboretum
Great Blue Heron
flapping
Ardea herodias
Feb 22, 2025
Sweetwater Wetlands Park
Green Heron
flying
Butorides virescens
Jul 10, 2015
Hebron Trail
Little Egret
liftoff
Egretta garzetta
Jan 20, 2016
Siem Reap
Little Egret
liftoff
Egretta garzetta
Mar 17, 2024
Yanping Riverside Park
Snowy Egret
flapping
Egretta thula
Jan 31, 2025
Ocean Beach Estuary
Snowy Egret
landing
Egretta thula
Jan 31, 2025
Ocean Beach Estuary
Snowy Egret
liftoff
Egretta thula
Jan 31, 2025
Ocean Beach Estuary
Tricolored Heron
dancing
Egretta tricolor
May 12, 2022
Wakodahatchee Wetlands
Tricolored Heron
flapping
Egretta tricolor
Jan 31, 2025
Ocean Beach Estuary
Black-crowned Night-Heron
nycticorax gliding
Nycticorax nycticorax
Mar 12, 2024
Da'an Forest Park
American White Pelican
landing
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Oct 26, 2018
San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary
Brown Pelican
flying downstroke
Pelecanus occidentalis
Feb 11, 2024
La Jolla Tide Pools
Brown Pelican
flying upstroke
Pelecanus occidentalis
Feb 11, 2024
La Jolla Tide Pools
Brown Pelican
formation flying
Pelecanus occidentalis
Feb 11, 2024
La Jolla Tide Pools
Brown Pelican
formation gliding
Pelecanus occidentalis
Feb 11, 2024
La Jolla Tide Pools
Brown Pelican
gliding
Pelecanus occidentalis
Feb 11, 2024
La Jolla Tide Pools
White-tailed Tropicbird
flying upstroke
Phaethon lepturus
Dec 27, 2024
Kilauea Lighthouse Wildlife Refuge
White-tailed Tropicbird
gliding upstroke
Phaethon lepturus
Dec 27, 2024
Kilauea Lighthouse Wildlife Refuge
Red-tailed Tropicbird
flapping
Phaethon rubricauda
May 31, 2014
Kilauea Lighthouse Wildlife Refuge
Red-tailed Tropicbird
flying frontal
Phaethon rubricauda
May 31, 2014
Kilauea Lighthouse Wildlife Refuge
Red-tailed Tropicbird
flying rear
Phaethon rubricauda
May 31, 2014
Kilauea Lighthouse Wildlife Refuge
Red-tailed Tropicbird
flying smooth
Phaethon rubricauda
May 31, 2014
Kilauea Lighthouse Wildlife Refuge
Red-tailed Tropicbird
hovering flying backwards
Phaethon rubricauda
May 31, 2014
Kilauea Lighthouse Wildlife Refuge
Laysan Albatross
soaring
Phoebastria immutabilis
Dec 27, 2024
Kilauea Lighthouse Wildlife Refuge
Magnificent Frigatebird
female skimming
Fregata magnificens
Oct 14, 2019
Leme & Lagoa da Tijuca
Magnificent Frigatebird
female hovering
Fregata magnificens
Oct 15, 2019
Copacabana & Leme
Great Frigatebird
female hovering
Fregata minor
May 31, 2014
Kilauea Lighthouse Wildlife Refuge
Great Frigatebird
juvenile male hovering
Fregata minor
May 31, 2014
Kilauea Lighthouse Wildlife Refuge
Great Frigatebird
female gliding
Fregata minor
Dec 27, 2024
Kilauea Lighthouse Wildlife Refuge
Great Frigatebird
female hovering
Fregata minor
Dec 27, 2024
Kilauea Lighthouse Wildlife Refuge
Great Frigatebird
female soaring
Fregata minor
Dec 27, 2024
Kilauea Lighthouse Wildlife Refuge
Great Frigatebird
juvenile hovering
Fregata minor
Dec 27, 2024
Kilauea Lighthouse Wildlife Refuge
Great Frigatebird
juvenile soaring
Fregata minor
Dec 27, 2024
Kilauea Lighthouse Wildlife Refuge
Double-crested Cormorant
flying
Nannopterum auritum
May 6, 2016
Chicago Monroe Harbor
Double-crested Cormorant
flapping
Nannopterum auritum
May 22, 2016
Whalon Lake
Double-crested Cormorant
flying
Nannopterum auritum
May 22, 2016
Whalon Lake
Neotropic Cormorant
skimming
Nannopterum brasilianum
Oct 13, 2019
Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas
Red-footed Booby
flying over water
Sula sula
May 31, 2014
Kilauea Lighthouse Wildlife Refuge
Red-footed Booby
flying ventral
Sula sula
May 31, 2014
Kilauea Lighthouse Wildlife Refuge
Red-footed Booby
banking dorsal
Sula sula
Dec 27, 2024
Kilauea Lighthouse Wildlife Refuge
Red-footed Booby
beating downstroke
Sula sula
Dec 27, 2024
Kilauea Lighthouse Wildlife Refuge
Red-footed Booby
beating upstroke
Sula sula
Dec 27, 2024
Kilauea Lighthouse Wildlife Refuge
Red-footed Booby
coasting dorsal
Sula sula
Dec 27, 2024
Kilauea Lighthouse Wildlife Refuge
Red-footed Booby
drifting frontal
Sula sula
Dec 27, 2024
Kilauea Lighthouse Wildlife Refuge
Red-footed Booby
drifting ventral
Sula sula
Dec 27, 2024
Kilauea Lighthouse Wildlife Refuge
Red-footed Booby
flapping frontal
Sula sula
Dec 27, 2024
Kilauea Lighthouse Wildlife Refuge
Red-footed Booby
flapping gullwing
Sula sula
Dec 27, 2024
Kilauea Lighthouse Wildlife Refuge
Red-footed Booby
flapping upstroke
Sula sula
Dec 27, 2024
Kilauea Lighthouse Wildlife Refuge
Red-footed Booby
flying downstroke
Sula sula
Dec 27, 2024
Kilauea Lighthouse Wildlife Refuge
Red-footed Booby
flying upstroke
Sula sula
Dec 27, 2024
Kilauea Lighthouse Wildlife Refuge
Red-footed Booby
gliding frontal
Sula sula
Dec 27, 2024
Kilauea Lighthouse Wildlife Refuge
Red-footed Booby
hovering ventral
Sula sula
Dec 27, 2024
Kilauea Lighthouse Wildlife Refuge
Red-footed Booby
swooping frontal
Sula sula
Dec 27, 2024
Kilauea Lighthouse Wildlife Refuge
Red-footed Booby
swooping lateral
Sula sula
Dec 27, 2024
Kilauea Lighthouse Wildlife Refuge
Wire-tailed Swallow
flying downstroke
Hirundo smithii
Jan 16, 2016
Chiang Mai
Purple Martin
female flying
Progne subis
May 24, 2016
Chicago Montrose Harbor
Purple Martin
male flapping
Progne subis
May 29, 2016
Chicago Montrose Harbor
Purple Martin
female flapping
Progne subis
Jun 14, 2016
Chicago Montrose Harbor
Purple Martin
female landing
Progne subis
Jun 14, 2016
Chicago Montrose Harbor
Purple Martin
subadult female flapping
Progne subis
May 24, 2018
Chicago Montrose Harbor
Purple Martin
subadult female gliding
Progne subis
May 24, 2018
Chicago Montrose Harbor
Tree Swallow
flying
Tachycineta bicolor
Apr 20, 2014
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
Chilean Swallow
flying
Tachycineta leucopyga
Oct 24, 2019
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