I always wonder how birds always know just when to take off. Do they all hear or see the same thing that makes them take flight? I assume it must be that and maybe partly reacting to others taking flight.
My other blog
My Other Blog
Saturday, January 18, 2020
Ready...Set...Go!
I always wonder how birds always know just when to take off. Do they all hear or see the same thing that makes them take flight? I assume it must be that and maybe partly reacting to others taking flight.
Labels:
birds
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
About the photography
All photos are ©Rose Swalls unless otherwise stated .
Click to enlarge photos.
Click to enlarge photos.
Labels
\
(1)
4-leaf clover
(1)
accident
(1)
Albion
(5)
All Seasons
(2)
allis chalmers
(1)
American Bittern
(1)
Amish
(19)
Amish farm
(7)
animal
(5)
antique
(2)
antiques
(12)
apple crates
(2)
apples
(2)
architecture
(17)
Arthur
(16)
Attica
(3)
autumn
(87)
B&W
(6)
bald eagle
(9)
barn
(525)
Barn Charm
(98)
Barn Collective
(118)
barn home
(3)
barn-house
(2)
Barred Owl
(1)
bench
(2)
bicycles
(2)
bids
(1)
Big Pine Creek
(1)
Billie Creek
(1)
bird's nest
(3)
birdhouses
(4)
birds
(302)
bloom
(2)
blue heron
(24)
boat
(2)
brick
(1)
Bridgeton
(10)
Bridgeton covered bridge
(3)
Bridgeton House
(2)
Brouillette's Creek
(2)
Bubbie
(6)
bud
(1)
buggy wheel
(1)
building
(2)
bus
(1)
butterfly
(82)
by Lorelei
(3)
calves
(15)
Camera Critters
(2)
canoe
(1)
car
(5)
cardinal
(9)
cat
(6)
caterpillar
(1)
cattle
(35)
chair
(1)
Charlie
(2)
chickadee
(1)
chicken
(13)
Christmas
(4)
Christmas night shot
(1)
churc
(1)
church
(32)
Clairborne County
(2)
Clay City Pottery festival.
(1)
clematis
(7)
clothespins
(1)
cloud
(1)
clouds
(23)
coneflowers
(8)
convertible
(1)
Copper
(11)
cottonwood
(1)
Cougar
(1)
courthouse
(14)
covered bridge
(18)
Covington
(2)
coyote
(1)
creek
(4)
crop duster
(1)
Cumberland Gap
(8)
dairy
(1)
damselfly
(7)
deer
(3)
Delta
(3)
Diamond
(1)
Dickcissel
(5)
dogwood
(11)
door
(6)
dove
(7)
dragonfly
(44)
drive-by
(31)
eagle
(17)
Eastern Kingbird
(2)
Edgar County
(26)
elderberries
(1)
Eugene
(1)
evening light
(1)
fall
(95)
family
(1)
farm
(31)
farming
(5)
fence
(64)
fence post
(1)
fish
(1)
flea market
(3)
flower
(2)
flowers
(237)
fly
(1)
fog
(2)
forge
(1)
Foto Tunes
(1)
Fowler Park
(1)
Frankfort
(1)
Franklin
(1)
Friday's fences
(55)
frog
(12)
from the flea market
(1)
funny
(2)
garden
(2)
gas pumps
(1)
gate
(1)
geese
(14)
Gidget's
(1)
goat
(1)
Good fences
(75)
Goose Pond
(4)
gourds
(4)
grain elevator
(4)
grass
(3)
Green Valley
(5)
guinea fowl
(2)
hawks
(27)
hay
(5)
hibiscus
(7)
hoarfrost
(3)
hollyhock
(1)
horse
(9)
house
(65)
Howe
(3)
http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif
(1)
Hudson
(4)
I'd Rather B Birdin'
(18)
ice
(4)
Illinois
(111)
Indiana
(154)
insect
(103)
Inspired Sunday
(1)
Jackson
(3)
Jackson Bridge
(2)
Jasper-Pulaski Fish and Wildlife Area
(2)
Johnson County
(1)
juvenile eagle
(2)
kilns
(1)
Kitty Soft Paws
(1)
knife
(10)
leaves
(10)
lichen
(2)
light
(1)
lily
(5)
Linton
(2)
llama
(1)
locust
(1)
locusts
(1)
log cabin
(2)
longhorn
(2)
Lorelei Rose
(23)
lotus
(13)
Mackinac Bridge
(1)
Madison
(4)
mailbox
(5)
Mama Squirrel
(3)
Mansfield
(5)
Markle
(3)
Mellow Yellow Monday
(2)
milkweed bugs
(1)
milkweed pod
(3)
mill
(3)
mill wheel
(1)
monarch
(5)
Montezuma
(2)
moon
(4)
morning glory
(1)
moth
(5)
mountains
(1)
mural
(13)
Muscatatuck
(2)
mushrooms
(4)
muskrat
(2)
My Corner of the World
(5)
Nashville Indiana
(4)
Newport
(4)
Noble County
(4)
oak
(1)
old
(76)
old barns
(8)
old building
(14)
old house
(26)
Old Mill Dam
(2)
old truck
(17)
osprey
(3)
Otto
(1)
outhouse
(1)
Painted Lady
(1)
Paris
(14)
Parke County
(67)
Patton's Corner
(35)
pelicans
(4)
Perrysville
(1)
pheasant
(10)
pickup
(2)
picnic table
(1)
plant
(29)
planter
(1)
poison ivy
(1)
porch
(7)
praying mantis
(3)
pumpkins
(8)
quilt
(13)
quilt barn
(4)
quilt block
(3)
rainbows
(1)
red
(1)
red-winged blackbird
(4)
reflections
(1)
repost
(1)
road
(6)
Robert Frost
(1)
rock
(2)
Rockville
(2)
roof art
(4)
rooster
(18)
Roseville
(1)
round barn
(6)
Rubbish Tuesday
(15)
Ruby Tuesday
(10)
Rurality blog hop
(3)
rust
(3)
s
(1)
Sandhill Cranes
(4)
sassafras leaves
(1)
Saturday's Critters
(1)
Saturday's Critters.
(3)
Scribefire
(1)
seedpods
(2)
sepia scenes
(7)
sewing
(1)
sheep
(1)
Shipshewana
(11)
short-eared owl
(7)
sign
(2)
signs
(10)
silhouette Indiana
(1)
silo
(2)
Skinner Farm Museum
(14)
skunk
(1)
sky
(12)
skywatch
(2)
smiley face
(1)
Smokys
(1)
snake
(1)
snow
(68)
songbird
(1)
Sora
(1)
spider
(6)
spring
(1)
squirrel
(4)
St. Joseph's College
(1)
stairs
(1)
starlings
(2)
storm
(1)
strip pits
(73)
sugar Creek
(1)
sunflowers
(21)
sunrise
(7)
sunset
(73)
sunsets
(3)
swallows
(1)
swans
(29)
sycamore
(4)
T.C. Steele
(2)
Tennessee
(56)
Terraplane
(1)
Terre Haute
(4)
Texico
(1)
texture
(1)
The Bird D'pt
(1)
thistle
(15)
tobacco
(1)
Today's flowers
(2)
tomatoes
(1)
Tools
(1)
tractor
(6)
train
(1)
tree
(16)
tree frog
(1)
trees
(4)
truck
(7)
Tuesday's Treasures
(34)
tulip
(1)
tunnel
(2)
turkey
(6)
turtles
(23)
Veedersburg
(2)
Vermillion County
(12)
video
(5)
Vigo County
(2)
vines
(2)
Wabash Avenue
(1)
Wabash River
(2)
water lily
(9)
weather
(1)
weekend reflections
(1)
West Terre Haute
(1)
Whooping Cranes
(1)
wildflower
(2)
wildflowers
(5)
Williamsport
(2)
willow
(1)
wind
(1)
window
(4)
winter
(19)
wisteria
(5)
woodpecker
(3)
yellow flowers
(1)
Translate
Followers
Blog Archive
-
▼
2020
(365)
-
▼
January
(31)
- What we call a junk store...
- A little church in Poland, Indiana
- Church doors...
- The Starlings have it...
- Beauty among the weeds...
- From the back yard...
- Dragonfly
- from Albion, Indiana
- Beauty....
- Horns....
- Where is it???
- Snow Holders....
- I could use this...
- Ready...Set...Go!
- One moment
- A foggy morn...
- A quilt from the past...
- No longer exists....
- Coming Straight On for you....
- Whooping Crane...from 2016
- Moo-oooo
- In flight....
- What is left....
- A fine pair
- Snow Geese....again
- From Goose Pond 2016
- Powdery Mildew
- It was a white world....
- Parke County Barn
- A farm...
- From today
-
▼
January
(31)
20 comments:
Great picture! So clear and sharp! 💖
Wow, the detail and clarity of the in-flight birds is wonderful!!
Nice action shot. I've wondered the same thing.
Hari OM
That is a lovely shot, indeed. There is no 'leader' in geese (or most other flocks). Very much a shared community thing and all the 'chatter' you hear going on is much like ours. 'How about this tasty grass?' ... 'Have you seen Fantail recently?'... 'Hey you lot, there are better pickings over here...' and off they go to see if it's true or not!
The Canada Goose, which you have here, is known for 13 distinct vocalisations... YAM xx
I've often wondered about that do-it-all-at-the-same-time thing as well. It is like they have some silent communication going on between them all that we are unaware of.
One of the very best I've seen you post! Fantastic!
I think they have a special radar that keeps them flying in one direction and not bumping into each other like people do. put a crowd of people and try to get them to all do something at the same time and you get chaos. except of course trained dancers do it.
Hello,
The photo is perfect, clear and the lighting is just right. Great shot.
Enjoy your day, wishing you a happy new week ahead.
Fabulous action shot
Amazing !! I can hear one of thenm crying loud "Look...Rose is coming! Let's all fly in a formation and give her a terrific shot !!"
:))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
AND...so they flew :))))))
And everyone in Aminus3 lived happily ever after :))
Devi :)
A marvelous capture of these birds taking off. The variety of wing positions is excellent.
I've often wished I knew what animals were thinking.
Love the photo.
What a nice clear shot of the takeoff. I like to watch them land on the water too.
I wonder that too! Even at the bird feeders, it's just a flash and they are all gone. This is a wonderful picture, Rose! The colors are fabulous!
I've always wondered how they can take off & not crash into each other!
To answer your question...you need tag number/color...where located (legs, wing, neck). Location of where it was seen. Alive or dead. Sometimes there are letters within the tag. Sometimes a 2nd tag is found (usually metal)
The link I provided will ask all kinds of questions such as above.
It does seem that when one takes off they all do.Makes for good picture opportunities .
I had never thought of it until I read Hootin' Anni's question. With such a mob, how do you avoid collisions?
A fabulous view of these geese in flight! A great action image. I wonder the same thing!
I think the flap of one wing is like a starter's pistol to the rest. nature is cruel; the swift escape the predator, the hesitant become a meat eater's lunch. what amazes me is the close proximity in which they fly without tangling wings.
Look at all those wonderful geese taking off! Great picture Rose.
~Sheri
Post a Comment