Woodbridge Island / Table Bay Nature Reserve Bird in Flight Photography
Canon EOS 7D Mark II / Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L USM Lens
![Speckled Pigeon in Flight Woodbridge Island Vernon Chalmers Photography Speckled Pigeon in Flight Woodbridge Island Vernon Chalmers Photography](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Jd8nQajJ07QiWbSsLwZu4ncnQTWJ5La9mWRmcaANmPQC-1ozvVd0hrksEgojlqlgWEctDBIMT-J-SPHZ3vBkOAeFdHxjxO8eKt1s9jky0sB0CXgt46v-GIe0ldb1ni3QTunyPW61BQK61GZu4ZEWNiqlmJzZqmmTYAKzzOGIgjYFky6zcwtSx6DrvSA/w640-h448-rw/Speckled%20Pigeon%20in%20Flight%20%20Woodbridge%20Island%20Vernon%20Chalmers%20Photography.jpg) |
Speckled Pigeon in Flight Woodbridge Island, Cape Town |
Birds in Flight Training Session Woodbridge Island
We had quite an early morning start (before 07:00) for an in-flight training session and was greeted by very crisp light, no wind and quite an abundance of local bird species. We took a hike into the Woodbridge Island
Table Bay Nature Reserve and for the first time I observed the local black-crowned heron drinking water from the Diep River. It was a pleasant sessions with good signs of the Diep River returning to pre-2017 conditions - considering the
pollution / sewage issues experienced her over the last couple of years.
It was a very good photography training session all morning. It felt like the old days (pre-2017) before all the Milnerton Lagoon / Woodbridge Island pollution and sewage problems. The birds were naturally relaxed and I really hope this is (once-again) the future of natural and undisturbed bird behaviour around the Woodbridge Island birding and natural environment.
Woodbridge Island birds photographed during the morning:
- Speckled pigeon in flight
- White-throated swallow in flight
- Cape teal duck in flight
- Grey heron in flight
- Common greenshank landing
- Common tern in flight
- Blacksmith plover in flight
- Hadeda ibis in flight
- Black-winged stilt
- Common moorhen
Canon Camera / Lens / Exposure Settings:
- Canon EOS 7D Mark II
- Canon EF 400mm f5.6L IS USM Lens
- Manual Mode: 400mm / f/5.6 / Auto- ISO (Various) / 1/2500s Shutter Speed
Post-Processing: Adobe Lightroom Classic Version 13
![White-Throated Swallow in Flight Woodbridge Island Vernon Chalmers Photography White-Throated Swallow in Flight Woodbridge Island Vernon Chalmers Photography](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheQ0tuO0PEmHXVVK55N6U4soWM5E738ezA9Nybe0gK7llvLzg7mQMJo2D1IYuWWK8bg2Pfc_FvfdRJAcz7fn-jyvxKJfTfu5j6wLAHRCcwj87UkUdKCaBdELEksKTFyiQe7bZox8HMz8f0vsm7j03l9YXf0ek-mN3x56kORGkYWAdU_cNGjHHUQxYaMF8/w640-h400-rw/White%20Throated%20Swallow%20in%20Flight%20%20Woodbridge%20Island%20Vernon%20Chalmers%20Photography.jpg) |
White-Throated Swallow in Flight Woodbridge Island, Cape Town |
![Cape Teal Duck in Flight Woodbridge Island Vernon Chalmers Photography Cape Teal Duck in Flight Woodbridge Island Vernon Chalmers Photography](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZvfh4AZkD4sM0xmp0D9wL1xOPF_xygEhgG6DiPCRe1Gc5_qrBx2AeeCNub27LOIlL5ZImrVcb_P2_6I4IQDHMHM2jXHF09g_ghfOeBOn5uniZ987-OhyYfW0AKIQ4vSDGVbIdzAlvPd71uSn7Q3lVief7fY055SZnpVWGnK5lqK4IdMeoK7EIsedlzAM/w640-h404-rw/Cape%20Teal%20Duck%20in%20Flight%20%20Woodbridge%20Island%20Vernon%20Chalmers%20Photography.jpg) |
Cape Teal Duck in Flight Woodbridge Island, Cape Town |
![Grey Heron Low over Diep River Woodbridge Island Vernon Chalmers Grey Heron Low over Diep River Woodbridge Island Vernon Chalmers](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyfov7jafOXq4pGW-kiU4JAawknFMVI_jUju3NgRWfaPWo3YOSz6bNVgbVDMIQCyh1VJfgJfnw9mz9kzIfLv0AZeXpgcVV_S4LCZTt95kwVTs2kcRgfnJugCp82D_3g3N61-9cZ2ozs6giojvLUZ4r9kNmzimZY1rsmd1E-WZKemNld7SFioVkYyCmQzY/w640-h422-rw/Grey%20Heron%20Low%20over%20Diep%20River%20Woodbridge%20Island%20Vernon%20Chalmers.jpg) |
Grey Heron flying over the Diep River Woodbridge Island, Cape Town |
![Common Greenshank Landing Woodbridge Island Vernon Chalmers Photography Common Greenshank Landing Woodbridge Island Vernon Chalmers Photography](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYR48kSoFa5hdhhmVV8My7HOnY9V6icJDngxJFFPQLKEtlwF6a0mA-Fxw3GtcLGEHoj8Dc_TTckygMjS_i9K798DfBWh9eCJH8UJaMWBWAsstT61VVbiBBH9jmzAA3sDN0dnTLfdMKrZTsPs3MuNTjFqjt7fOfnGgrEU8z9hz9aSdy_iy6Rb3qk9jRbxc/w640-h464-rw/Greenshank%20Landing%20Woodbridge%20Island%20Vernon%20Chalmers%20Photography.jpg) |
Common Greenshank Landing Woodbridge Island, Cape Town |
![Common Tern in Flight Woodbridge Island Vernon Chalmers Photography Common Tern in Flight Woodbridge Island Vernon Chalmers Photography](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDtd-3yapgkQaEe7LNm-Ek_j0LnOpMSvHJRNTybHh8pCJA3ARc9pMODdSPqWHxquNU8iyfuAef4ln_lzowGgJUJZx9bzE84RlYJYSdplv7r09pppOfDzGrSwa7I34uhMiveGANLtd64hj5ZAg20TYoZKZkdRPJ20uBuhZpG2_r8Jqp-eBI_rIribmuO4Q/w640-h432-rw/Common%20Tern%20in%20Flight%20Woodbridge%20Island%20Vernon%20Chalmers%20Photography.jpg) |
Common Tern in Flight Woodbridge Island, Cape Town |
![Low Flying Blacksmith Plover Woodbridge Island Vernon Chalmers Low Flying Blacksmith Plover Woodbridge Island Vernon Chalmers](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglNPmbaZFtjmA4EpaoNf99EUD2z2U0xGic1_53eap7El16N1RTbLOr1XfWJFmcqe-fnyka7AYu8IFF-0TXlutuViF_L2uW4du8kW3jU4wbjO7idS_3psOcGF6MQz4kG1R_lS_H_4PjUgawTSmn535SudlJBEdnNtniqW5d38zaLC0LxJ7ZZCQYoHz4P4I/w640-h414-rw/Low%20Flying%20Blacksmith%20Plover%20Woodbridge%20Island%20Vernon%20Chalmers.jpg) |
Low Flying Blacksmith Plover Woodbridge Island, Cape Town |
![Hadeda Ibis Diep River Woodbridge Island Vernon Chalmers Hadeda Ibis Diep River Woodbridge Island Vernon Chalmers](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG7LLyeNPdanFithS_MqwkAwwTdhs89fFWx2K2RFjIQpb-v-IxDpUdmxcVytUBLGCFx-QXFjlwExu3DVfEmm6olS1uvuHhT-FCrkEhglzTgN0lLxhiU9Lkrl6u6PmZ2YejPRAErTBGfXRFOtCXIDuvIe42rU2MrRHT7hszfKpgM-z0_kkywNaQ7815ifo/w640-h402-rw/Hadeda%20Ibis%20Diep%20River%20Woodbridge%20Island%20Vernon%20Chalmers.jpg) |
Hadeda Ibis flying along the Diep River Woodbridge Island, Cape Town |
![Black-Winged Stilt in the Diep River Woodbridge Island Vernon Chalmers Black-Winged Stilt in the Diep River Woodbridge Island Vernon Chalmers](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_0fY-3Rk6wgRIXUlsE3Cn0icqGn0Dvuewzy5HQeQTibP6rH4dxuTWplk4DoMsB-h9kBlvGoWr_y34I2Nmm3071mTPV6oSTYelFJaSLdsUlxm3gSRdiEQ6PzyMkdRfjSlSrelc1ZOM34gSF-b7DULPFNh8Z50Uh2WpyESZ5RHWPynLu4zHhvrupxZttMw/w640-h414-rw/Black-Winged%20Stilt%20in%20the%20Diep%20River%20Woodbridge%20Island%20Vernon%20Chalmers.jpg) |
Black-Winged Stilt in the Diep River Woodbridge Island, Cape Town |
![Common Moorhen in the Diep River Woodbridge Island Vernon Chalmers Common Moorhen in the Diep River Woodbridge Island Vernon Chalmers](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDq-eLrPu0DRosukh6mACdUSaCgpr5l5IiD3OCbtaXbyYg42X77aO8GUnLsRhizuiGO3XtOH71x2uNWH1jCk7Uehx8RGB8ZZ3ByRAwVsL5TYRPcxq_O3xio4agX3LF83klodI3rD2By78-xXQYi506OTmTSVp9r5NEeTwMF0nwLkO2FZ9CWo5h4vz3G5Q/w640-h422-rw/Common%20Moorhen%20in%20the%20Diep%20River%20Woodbridge%20Island%20Vernon%20Chalmers.jpg) |
Common Moorhen in the Diep River Woodbridge Island, Cape Town |