I spent some time in my backyard this afternoon watching the

sky to see what birds would fly over. Here are some of my photos. Birds in order are: Snow geese, red-tailed hawk, ring-billed gull, black vultures, turkey vulture, red-tailed hawk, and bald eagle. Pennsylvania, USA

Comments

David B.

@Lydia yes, something like that

2020.02.20 15:44
Lydia

*instead of two

2020.02.20 15:43
Lydia

@David B. Up to 50 percent give or take, like flying with one engine instead two of them?

2020.02.20 15:43
David B.

@Lydia I’ve seen birds flying while missing many more feathers in both wings. It’s incredible sometimes

2020.02.20 15:41
Lydia

@David B. Thanks for clarifying, it's interesting to know! Yes, that wing looks abnormal to me, it doesn't look like the result of a natural process. At least, its aerodynamic characteristics didn't suffer substantially.

2020.02.20 15:38
David B.

@Lydia Yes, birds go through a molting process where they replace their feathers. The old feathers fall out and new ones grow. The vulture in the photo looks like it lost the feathers due to damage though because normally the gap wouldn’t be that big if it was just normal molt.

2020.02.20 15:35
Lydia

@David B. Yep, I see, it can still fly after all. ☺Do they shed (with feather)?

2020.02.20 15:08
David B.

@Lydia It is just missing one or two feathers in that spot but they should grow back. Even if they don’t it will be able to survive without them.

2020.02.20 15:04
Lydia

The second bird on the fourth photo has a wing injury, hasn't it? It looks like it needs a vet's help. Though I have no idea how it could be possible since it's a wild creature, and it would hardly allow people to come close. 😔

2020.02.20 14:30
Nieves

They all are beautiful. Thank you so much for sharing 😊

2020.02.20 10:27
老肆

i like your job🌻

2020.02.20 10:02
SELINA

do you live near the sea

2020.02.20 08:17
Herbert

Wow amazing!

2020.02.20 03:45
Lo¢a

Awesome 🐦 wannabe migratory birds! You're saving extinct species(I've known only Dodo one lol), so basically do spring birds fly from South to North after Winter?😊 Btw, photos're so cool!

2020.02.20 03:27
David B.

@Charlie Yes, but I wasn’t working today. I start my work again on March 1st in Rochester, New York 😊

2020.02.20 03:06
Charlie

@David B. Is this your job! Lovely :)

2020.02.20 03:01
嗣音Kathy

@David B. Yeah,there are so many bird nests on the trees,I took a beautiful nest picture last week,can’t send it on this comment.😂

2020.02.20 02:57
Ching

Wow~awesome photos!

2020.02.20 02:48
zoe

Are all the photos took by yourself? Your lens must be very expensive 👀

2020.02.20 02:46
David B.

@嗣音Kathy There is a river about 1 mile away. There are a lot of natural areas here so there are a lot of birds and the spring migration is just beginning as the first birds begin to fly north to their nesting grounds.

2020.02.20 02:45
嗣音Kathy

So many kinds of birds,the environment must be very good,are you living nearby a river？I always find two swans flying over the river in my hometown only in this year,own it to environment protection.

2020.02.20 02:43
Nayely Salazar

En mi pais hay muchos por parte sierra es lindo

2020.02.20 02:36
Nayely Salazar

Love it! A Hawks are nice

2020.02.20 02:36
伸出你的小手

good

2020.02.20 02:35
Alisa

@David B. i know, that's great

2020.02.20 02:34
Clio

鹰击长空

2020.02.20 02:34
David B.

@Alisa This is the kind of work that I do professionally. I am hired by organizations to count migrating birds at specific sites they want to collect the data at.

2020.02.20 02:33
Magic

😳wow...

2020.02.20 02:32
史恩沈 Sheen

you didn't invite them to have a little worm break?

2020.02.20 02:29
Alisa

u know a lot of birds, if u asked me what are they, i would say: birds😂

2020.02.20 02:29
Yarny

Beautiful.

2020.02.20 02:27
Lydia

Blessed

2020.02.20 02:27
Mari Elen

Amazing ! 😍

2020.02.20 02:25
史恩沈 Sheen

beautiful creatures.

2020.02.20 02:24
喜乐

The photos which you took are very cool.

2020.02.20 02:24
Florence

How I wish I can become a bird and fly over the sky😁

2020.02.20 02:23
林荫小道

how blue the sky is

2020.02.20 02:22
Sawitree

Beautiful, I like it

2020.02.20 02:22