Flock's Up
Check out the sound clip on this page to hear their call.
This photo was taken on October 13, 2009 using a Nikon D300.
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www.matthansenphotography.com added this photo to his favorites. (30 months ago)
www.matthansenphotography.com (30 months ago | reply)
: ) !
*S A N D E E P* (30 months ago | reply)
wow....good one.
was it noisy?
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Leo Druker (30 months ago | reply)
Perfect capture.
Nikographer [Jon] (30 months ago | reply)
Not too noisy, they make a barking type sound but I don't recall it when they flew, more so when they were all on the beach huddled together. The snow geese are about 10,000x noisier. Check out the sound clip on this page: www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Black_Skimmer/id
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Ralf Nowak (30 months ago | reply)
Great shot!
Garnite (30 months ago | reply)
This is wonderful, Jon. What a catch. I have seen a grand total of one (1) Black Skimmer in my life. This is amazing. I built a boat in a shipyard once that backed onto the Fraser River flats. They were covered with about 20,000 Snow Geese. Every so often, something would spook them, and they'd lift off, fly in a big circle, then land again, muttering among themselves as if saying "What the hell was it about THAT time then?" The muttering wasn't bad, but lift off the noise was pure cacaphony.
khosey1 (30 months ago | reply)
Wow; great catch! There are so many in the air at once!
*S A N D E E P* (30 months ago | reply)
Thanks for the info Jon.
travellingbag (30 months ago | reply)
simply amazing!
FlowrBx added this photo to her favorites. (30 months ago)
FlowrBx (30 months ago | reply)
Cool shot, love the title and thanks for the link to the sound clip - what a racket that must have been when the flock took to the air!
JamieDrakePhotos (30 months ago | reply)
Sweet, we get large groups of them around here too.. I just posted a few pictures of individuals. I love their sounds, especially when there are many of them mixed with royal terns.
saifsohel (30 months ago | reply)
that one is awesome...I miss birding just for lens...
Hot Flash Photography (30 months ago | reply)
Love those birds and am very envious that you got to see so many in one place. Love the action here.
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shivanayak added this photo to his favorites. (30 months ago)
ANTONAMON (30 months ago | reply)
Great shot and great sound.
David V. Starks (30 months ago | reply)
I like how clean and sharp this picture is, great job.
smiles7 (30 months ago | reply)
Cool.
M Zappano (30 months ago | reply)
fantastic shot
ajay77* (30 months ago | reply)
Beautiful photo! Love the light on their wings!
Andreu Anguera (30 months ago | reply)
Parece que estan huyendo del fotografo.
jcowboy added this photo to his favorites. (30 months ago)
jcowboy (30 months ago | reply)
Wonderful capture, Jon! Must be exciting to see.
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Pat Ulrich (30 months ago | reply)
this is fantastic! an awesome sight!
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*ZooZoom (30 months ago | reply)
Pretty pretty pretty image and colors! Spectacular!
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kgrin (30 months ago | reply)
Cool shot- and thanks for the link!
Steve Aumack (30 months ago | reply)
this is great have not seen so many fly at one timeI look forward to their return to jersey
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makeupanid (30 months ago | reply)
My goodness what a lot of Skimmers!
I just played the clip for our pet birds and boy did it freak them out LOL
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