A vertical, long-range shot of a Great Egret in mid-flight over Black Rock Harbor in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The egret is captured in profile against a pale, overcast sky, its large wings slightly curved as it glides toward the right. Below the bird, the historic Fayerweather Island Lighthouse stands on a rocky breakwater, accompanied by a sailboat with a tall mast and other small boats anchored in the blue-grey water. The photograph captures a sense of coastal serenity, emphasizing the scale between the lone bird and the local maritime landmarks.

This photo must have been posted before because I could not believe my luck at capturing a large egret in flight and also my favorite lighthouse. The best of both worlds. Seabright Beach & Fayerweather Island lighthouse!

#BirdOfTheDay
#LargeBirdsInFlight
#Egrets
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#Wildlife
#Photography

Gannet in flight.

Gannet. #BirdOfTheDay #LargeBirdsInFlight #Birds

Bald eagle in flight with a large fish in its talons.

Today's #BirdOfTheDay the theme is #LargeBirdsInFlight.

This bald eagle is bringing dinner back to its mate, who is sitting on eggs in their nest.

#birds
#photography
#birdsofbluesky

I wil never get over the experience of having an owl do a fly by bc I was staring at it too long. They were in the tree our my office window at dawn last week, caught a peek of them flying away. #largebirdsinflight

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #LargeBirdsInFlight, birds LARGER than Ducks in flight. The Alt Theme is #Gulls, any Gull will do.

I'll take all of the above and go with a large gull in flight. This Kelp Gull was cruising the seas off the entrance to the Beagle Channel #Argentina 🪶

a pelican flys directly towards the camera

Does this count for #largebirdsinflight? 🪶

Today's #BirdOfTheDay the theme is #LargeBirdsInFlight. And this Red Kite photo also meets the
#BirdsSeenIn2026 criteria.
To think, kites only arrived in Norfolk in numbers within the last decade.
#ukbirds #birdingnorfolk #EastCoastKin #ukwildlife #birds #Wildlife #Nature #BirdPhotography

A line of white pelicans flying against a blue sky

Same but more zoomed out, you can see the beginning of a V

You can see most of the V now, they're farther away

The whole V is approaching the treeline, there are a TON

Today's #birdoftheday theme is #largebirdsinflight so here's a bunch of American White Pelicans that flew over my head in Oregon.

Today's #Birds theme is #LargeBirdsInFlight. Good thing I just shot this Osprey two days ago.
#BirdPhotography #BIF

a Pelican in flight. The bird is white with an orange bill and black on the wings.

A Turkey Vulture in flight. The bird is black with grey under the wings. He head is red.

A Red-tailed Hawk in flight. There are a few white clouds in the blue sky. He bird is mottled light and dark brown.

A Great Blue Heron taking off. There are small shrubs with green leaves and dry reeds in the background.

Pelican, Turkey Vulture, Red-tailed Hawk and Great Blue Heron for #BirdOfTheDay #LargeBirdsInFlight

The Osprey is the master of fishing...

#BirdOfTheDay #LargeBirdsInFlight
#Osprey
#Wildlifephotography
#Naturephotography

📸Brian
@balail.bsky.social

An adult bald eagle soaring just above the treeline.

A bald eagle for #BirdOfTheDay's theme of #LargeBirdsInFlight! Capturing the big ones with my lens is tricky, they're never close-by!

#Birds #Raptors

For #largebirdsinflight, I give you one of the largest, the Northern Royal Albatross #newzealand
#BirdoftheDay #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #EastCoastKin #birds

A large robust brown and white bird with a long tipped beak, white head, and wings spread (brown pelican) flies through a clear blue sky.

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #LargeBirdsInFlight, birds LARGER than Ducks in flight. The Alt Theme is #Gulls, any Gull will do. Here's a brown pelican cruising over the Gulf coast. #Birds #Pelicans #NaturePhotography #ECK

Photo of a grey heron, wings and legs outstretched, about to land in a large nest. The nest is made of long branches and is resting on a fallen tree trunk above a pond. The heron and nest are surrounded by dense greenery that the camera is peering through.

grey heron coming in for a landing 🪹 #largebirdsinflight #birdoftheday #birds #photography #wildlifephotography #nature #spring #birdsky

A great blue heron and flight..zoom in to see the amazing colors!

#BirdOfTheDay #LargeBirdsInFlight
#Herons
#Wildlifephotography
#Naturephotography

📸 brian
@balail.bsky.social

Two juvenile bald eagles are flying low above some water while an adult watched perched in a tree in the far distance. Picture is in portrait mode, with water and brown and red winter foliage in the middle distance and background.

A monster mature bald eagle is seen in profile flying in to the right across the frame. Background is washed out white sky. Wings are slightly up from straight out.

A great egret is fought to the right low over water. Its wings are up as it beats them, with it legs straight out behind.

A turkey vulture fills the frame from top to bottom, its wings outstretched and seen from below, the red of its head clearly visible. Bird is banking slightly to the right and the background is dark blue sky.

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme from @robcrank68.bsky.social is #LargeBirdsInFlight, birds LARGER than Ducks in flight.

Bald eagles (1 & 2), great egret and a turkey vulture.

#birds #photography #sonyalpha

Immature bald eaglr in flight against a partly cloudy sky. Croton-on-Hudson NY, January. ©Maria Kaprielian

#BirdOfTheDay #LargeBirdsInFlight #Birds #Birdwatching
So here's big bird just soaring along. I only just realized it is banded, can almost read the number! Immature Bald Eagle, Croton-on-Hudson NY. January.

Via @robcrank68.bsky.social
"Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #LargeBirdsInFlight, birds LARGER than Ducks in flight.
The Alt Theme is #Gulls, any Gull will do."

Two Marabou Storks and white-backed Vulture, just checking in on your health.

American White Pelican for #birdoftheday #largebirdsinflight

#birding #indiana #wildlife #photography #birds #canon80d #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography 🪶

white pelican in flight

Today's #birdoftheday theme is #largebirdsinflight
American white #pelican, Wyndham-Carseland Provincial Park, Carseland, Alberta
#albertabirds

A great blue heron skates along the lake water, an arrow following its own path.

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #LargeBirdsInFlight, so I’m going with the great blue heron, to no one’s very great surprise.

More #LargeBirdsInFlight #BirdOfTheDay

Red Kite
Common Buzzard
Grey Heron
Raven

That stare. A Black Kite (Milvus migrans) locking eyes with you mid-flight, wings spread wide, completely unbothered. Few birds look this intimidating while simply riding a thermal.

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #LargeBirdsInFlight. I choose the Black Kite staring at me.

#BirdOfPrey #RaptorInFlight #birds #birdphotography #vogelfotografie #natuurfotografie #wildlifephotography #SonyAlpha #EastCoastKin

An adult turkey vulture soars above a blue house

#birdoftheday #largebirdsinflight
#turkeyvulture

Tongue in cheek for #largebirdsinflight. This very large hummingbird is made entirely of legos as is its flower.

This Bald Eagle cruising gracefully down the Hudson is today’s #BirdOfTheDay and a #LargeBirdsInFlight #birds

#birdoftheday theme #largebirdsinflight
A pair of Canada Geese fly over a marshy landscape to get to the water that flows before a raised landmass that is covered in trees.

A large solid white egret with a long black beak flying over water with its long black legs and yellow claws extended behind it.

This egret is showing off its qualifications for the #BirdOfTheDay #LargeBirdsInFlight.

Northern Gannet Morus bassanus (adult), Bempton Cliffs, Yorkshire, 11th June 2025.

Here are my choices for today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme #LargeBirdsInFlight. 🪶❤️

#birds #ukbirds #birding