Eric Gofreed
Well-Known Member
My contributions to today's Winged Wednesday are birds taking flight from water. Some birds need a running start to acquire the necessary lift while others just seem to pop out of the the water.
So this is a snowy egret that landed on the back of a double-crested cormorant to steal his fish. The egret became submerged up to his neck. He is now pushing off with his legs and about to have a powerful downward thrust from his wings to get lift-off.
Many ducks like this Spectacled eider run on the water to attain lift-off velocity.
This is a common merganser hen running for lift-off velocity. It's rather uncommon for a Merganser to run toward his perceived danger (me) to flee.
Blink and you'll miss the take-off. This Cinnaminson teal slams his webbed feet down into the water, thrusts his wings down, and jettisons out of the water. His legs are in full extension and his wings are extended and ready for the next downward thrust.
This is a peregrine falcon. He used his strong legs to leap and three powerful wing beats to attain flight
So this is a snowy egret that landed on the back of a double-crested cormorant to steal his fish. The egret became submerged up to his neck. He is now pushing off with his legs and about to have a powerful downward thrust from his wings to get lift-off.
Many ducks like this Spectacled eider run on the water to attain lift-off velocity.
This is a common merganser hen running for lift-off velocity. It's rather uncommon for a Merganser to run toward his perceived danger (me) to flee.
Blink and you'll miss the take-off. This Cinnaminson teal slams his webbed feet down into the water, thrusts his wings down, and jettisons out of the water. His legs are in full extension and his wings are extended and ready for the next downward thrust.
This is a peregrine falcon. He used his strong legs to leap and three powerful wing beats to attain flight
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