Birds in Flight after some dismal weather conditions

African Ibis in flight against the Milnerton Golf Course

After some dismal weather conditions the last two weeks or so I faced the northeaster this morning to see how the birds are doing.

Birds in flight from top to bottom:

• African Ibis
• Cape canary
• Common starling
• African darter
• Grey heron
• Cape wagtail
• Kelp / Cape Gull

Updated Woodbridge Island Photography Index
This mornings outing also provided an opportunity to ass two new species (Cape canary / Kelp gull) to my own Woodbridge Island / Table Bay Nature Reserve Bird species Index. View Bird Species Index

Lightroom Post-Processing
All images processed in Lightroom Classic 9. Converted from RAW to JPG. Lens profile correction. Minor colour correction. Sharpness and noise reduction applied. Due to the low light / higher ISO images I spent more time with post-processing that I would in good light.

Cape Town LocationMilnerton Lagoon Woodbridge Island, Cape Town. Over the Diep River flowing past the Milnerton Golf Course

Equipment (Birds In Flight / Action Photography)

• Canon EOS 7D Mark II DSLR camera body
• Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L USM Lens
• SanDisk Extreme 64GB 120MB/s CF Card

Manual Mode Settings

• Shutter speed: 1/4000s
• Aperture: f/5.6
• Focal length 400mm
• Auto ISO (ISO 400 - 640)
• Continuous shooting mode (10 fps)
• AI Servo / AF Mode Option (Large / Wide Zone AF / Case 1)
• Lens AF On / No IS / Handheld

Cape Canary in Flight at Woodbridge Island

Common Starling in Flight over the Diep River, Woodbridge Island

African Darter in Flight over the Diep River, Woodbridge Island

Grey Heron landing on the small island, Woodbridge Island

Cape Wagtail in Flight above Woodbridge Island

Kelp / Cape Gull in Flight Over the Diep River, Woodbridge Island

Birds in Flight Photography View