Midair Catch by CavalierLady

Photography • Animals • posted on Jun 29, 2015

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Description

This Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher had to keep throwing his lunch up in the air and catching it again so that he could snip off the bits he didn't want to swallow. (better seen in zoom-the preview is not very sharp). He eventually grabbed the grasshopper with his talons to finish the job. Fun to watch bird behavior. Thanks very much to everyone who answered my question on my previous post. I have always made my own thumbnails. Nice to know that I can let Renderosity create the vertical thumbnails for me. Thanks for looking and thanks for your views and comments!

Comments (19)

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bodo_56

11:20AM | Mon, 29 June 2015

Wow, what a shot! Congratulations, absolutely flawless!

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giulband

11:39AM | Mon, 29 June 2015

WOW Beautiful capture, both you and the bird !!!!

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durleybeachbum

1:20PM | Mon, 29 June 2015

Superb photo! I have to say there are many parts of a grasshopper that I shouldn't want to swallow.

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jayfar

1:44PM | Mon, 29 June 2015

Zoom is really good and the picture is special Maria.

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awjay

2:39PM | Mon, 29 June 2015

excellent

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kaward

4:00PM | Mon, 29 June 2015

What a stunning zoomer! This is a new species to me, a very photogenic bird indeed!

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DennisReed

4:48PM | Mon, 29 June 2015

cool

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prutzworks

4:57PM | Mon, 29 June 2015

foodchain perfectly timed shot

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MrsRatbag

5:39PM | Mon, 29 June 2015

Wow! Incredible in zoom, you are SOOOOOO good at these!

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blinkings

5:53PM | Mon, 29 June 2015

What a way to go!

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Richardphotos

7:47PM | Mon, 29 June 2015

you have a real talent for bird captures. very sharp focus

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goodoleboy

8:30PM | Mon, 29 June 2015

What MrsRatbag said, in spades. Incredible clarity in zoom. Do you thing the Flycatcher's tail is long enough? Probably needs it to keep its balance in juggling dragonflies, Maria.

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