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0 2 Humming bird moth

Humming bird moth

by Dale2Florida, USA

Looks like a tiny humming bird. Very fast

0 0 Hummingbird

Hummingbird

by JohnMatzickMazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico

Hummingbird feeding from the neighbors plants

0 0 Common Sailer

Common Sailer

by SachindraUmeshSri Lanka

It has a characteristic stiff gliding flight achieved by short and shallow ...

0 0 Hellicopter Damselfly

Hellicopter Damselfly

by Tom15Guyana

These damselflies are huge, over 4 inches long. Their

0 0 Common Sailer

Common Sailer

by SachindraUmeshSri Lanka

achieved by short and shallow wingbeats ...

1 1 Anna's hummingbird

Anna's hummingbird

by kenjbarrattSan Diego, California, USA

Anna's hummingbird flying towards me, showing speed of

15 12 Hummingbird

Hummingbird

by JohnMatzickMazatlán, Mexico

For the past week I have been getting closer and closer to some hummingbirds ...

2 2 Wood Stork

Wood Stork

by alicelongmartinSarasota, Florida, USA

Stork. Wing-beat is slow.

6 1 Herring Gull

Herring Gull

by NéliaLeonardoLisboa, Portugal

Adult distinguished from Common Gull by larger size, slower, lazier

2 1 Common Sailor

Common Sailor

by Nilesh SutarMaharashtra, India

shallow wingbeats just above the ...

6 2 Common Sailor

Common Sailor

by induruhSri Lanka

shallow wingbeats just above the ...

2 4 Common Sailor

Common Sailor

by induruhSri Lanka

shallow wingbeats just above the ...

0 0 Great Blue Heron

Great Blue Heron

by dturrisi7Frankfort, Illinois, USA

Largest of NA herons while flying : slow

0 0 Red-eyed Vireo

Red-eyed Vireo

by LiamGeorgia, USA

wingbeats. May hover briefly to pick ...

0 0 Common Sailor

Common Sailor

by IrungbamJatishworSinghThimphu, Bhutan

shallow wingbeats just above the ...

1 0 Common Sailer

Common Sailer

by pamsaiThane, Maharashtra, India

shallow wingbeats just above the ...

1 1 Common Sailor

Common Sailor

by pamsaiTamil Nadu, India

shallow wingbeats just above the ...

0 1 Common Sailor

Common Sailor

by pamsaiTamil Nadu, India

shallow wingbeats just above the ...

2 1 The Common Sailor Butterfly

The Common Sailor Butterfly

by pamsaiIndia

shallow wingbeats just above the ...

0 0 Common Sailer

Common Sailer

by SachindraUmeshSri Lanka

characteristic stiff gliding flight achieved by short and shallow

0 0 Common sailor

Common sailor

by meeshaKandy CP, Sri Lanka

characteristic stiff gliding flight achieved by short and shallow

0 0 Common Sailer

Common Sailer

by DHYANAKozhikode, Kerala, India

found in Kerala. It has a characteristic stiff gliding flight achieved by ...

1 0 Merlin

Merlin

by intrinsic3141West Islip, New York, USA

shorebirds. They are powerful fliers, but you can tell them from larger ...

0 0 dragonfly

dragonfly

by KarenSaxtonZambezi Region, Namibia

having a wobbly wingbeat he was not easy ...

5 1 Common Sailer

Common Sailer

by dandoucetteDaerah Istimewa Yogyakarta, Indonesia

'It has a characteristic stiff gliding flight achieved by short and shallow ...

0 0 Merlin

Merlin

by Hema ShahConcord, California, USA

prey of small birds (and sometimes dragonflies). They fly powerfully, with ...

0 0 Band-tailed Pigeon - Male

Band-tailed Pigeon - Male

by JoshuaGSmithCalifornia, USA

take very rapid and shallow wingbeats ...

0 0 Common Sailer

Common Sailer

by VictoriaRisbyMaharashtra, India

wingbeats just above the horizontal.

1 0 COMMON SAILOR

COMMON SAILOR

by DhilipNorth Central, Sri Lanka

Southeast Asia. It has a characteristic stiff gliding flight achieved by short ...

3 0 Common Raven

Common Raven

by LisaRichlinDavisWilliams, Arizona, USA

back of beyond, stretching across the sky on easy, flowing

6 0 Little Owl

Little Owl

by BirdPicsChelmsford Borough (Essex), England, United Kingdom

bob its head up and down when alarmed. In flight it has long, rounded wings, ...

0 0 Turkey Vulture

Turkey Vulture

by Susanna and FernandoLos Angeles, California, USA

"Turkey Vultures are majestic but unsteady soarers. Their teetering flight with ...

1 3 Mallard

Mallard

by Fyn KyndMaine, USA

Large and heavy, with broader wings and slower

1 0 Mallard

Mallard

by Fyn KyndMaine, USA

Large and heavy, with broader wings and slower

6 3 Grey heron

Grey heron

by DangermouseAlgarve, Portugal

wingbeats.

2 0 Red-eyed Vireo

Red-eyed Vireo

by joanbstanleyTexas, USA

wingbeats. May hover briefly to pick ...

3 1 Ruffed Grouse

Ruffed Grouse

by ianmatonCalgary, Alberta, Canada

A medium-sized grouse occurring in forests from the Appalachian Mountains ...

0 0 Killdeer

Killdeer

by LuisStevensSan Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

repeatedly. Their flight is rapid, with stiff, intermittent

1 0 Blue Heron

Blue Heron

by Hema ShahLong Beach, California, USA

Whether poised at a river bend or cruising the coastline with slow, deep

1 0 Red Tail Hawk

Red Tail Hawk

by JulieLillyLubinskyPennsylvania

, their wingbeats are heavy. In high winds ...

2 0 Cooper's Hawk

Cooper's Hawk

by DonnaPomeroyAnderson, California, USA

prowling above a forest edge or field using just a few stiff

0 0 Great Blue Heron

Great Blue Heron

by gatorfellowsDenton, Texas, USA

wingbeats. In flight, look for this ...

0 0 Great Blue Heron

Great Blue Heron

by gatorfellowsDenton, Texas, USA

wingbeats. In flight, look for this ...

1 0 Great Blue Heron

Great Blue Heron

by DonnaPomeroySan Mateo, California, USA

Whether poised at a river bend or cruising the coastline with slow, deep

1 3 Coopers Hawk

Coopers Hawk

by PerilsOfPlastic Tulare, California, USA

prowling above a forest edge or field using just a few stiff

6 5 Cooper's Hawk

Cooper's Hawk

by DonnaPomeroySan Mateo, California, USA

prowling above a forest edge or field using just a few stiff

0 0 Mourning Dove

Mourning Dove

by gatorfellowsDenton, Texas, USA

powerful wingbeats, sometimes making ...

4 4 Great Blue Heron

Great Blue Heron

by Tom15New York, USA

Whether poised at a river bend or cruising the coastline with slow, deep

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