On three, bank left

[RichardLaBella]

Oystercatchers buzzing the skimmer colony.

Canon 7D, 500L + 1.4tc
1/1600, f/5.6, +2/3ev, ISO 400

Cropped top & side for comp, NR

Comments appreciated

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Very unique shot....with those similar poses and open beaks. I liked the composition a lot. Light angle was not in your favor...but you did quite well. Thx for sharing this.

One thing that could have improved it was pushing the iso and stopping down a bit so that third bird would have been as sharp as the other two. When doing flight stuff, its better to have a higher ISO even if light is good.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

They are pretty good at the synchronized flight. I like the open bills and eye contacts and wish the near wings were all up and the head of the bird on the right sunlit.

[Kiran Poonacha]

Love the formation, good the birds dont merge and the similar poses works well..

[arash_hazeghi]

this is very unique synchronization, well captured

[Joe Senzatimore]

Nice job capturing the action Rich. Tough light , but that is usually the case there

[RichardLaBella]

Nice job capturing the action Rich. Tough light , but that is usually the case there

Thanks, the sun was setting behind the cloud bank & then popped out for a few minutes so I had enough light for some shots, and then the sun disappeared again.

[DanWalters]

Great light and I like the way the birds are positioned in the frame.

[Simon Bennett]

Interesting symmetry well captured.