YAY!!!!! A Bird in Flight!!!!!

@darylo, @jyokota, and I had a great Day 1 to kick off our Smoky Mountains photo weekend. Daryl was driving her van and suddenly said, 'a bird, flying!' and pulled across the 2 lane road, finding a narrow spot on the side of the other lane next to the river. We grabbed our cameras and spent the next 45 minutes figuring out both how to get down to the river bank without breaking our necks, and how to be very patient waiting for the bird (later to learn from Daryl that it is a blue heron) to take off again. Patience rewarded. I'm so excited to have a bird in flight shot and with its reflection too. VERY exciting day!
Daryl's photo from today: http://365project.org/darylo/album4/2015-10-29
Junko's photo from today: http://365project.org/jyokota/365/2015-10-29

[Junko Y]

FAV FAV FAV !!! Taffy got a bird!

[Rosie Kerr]

Holy cow! A flying blue heron... just super. The reflections are a bonus. :)

[Daryl O'Hare]

FAV!!! Taffy did such a great job!

[Maggiemae]

Its called a "BIF' Taffy and well done ! Patience is rewarded and the reflections are extra nice! fav

[Pam Knowler]

Well done Taffy! Wonderful bif shot! Always exciting to see a heron and they are so shy it's difficult to get near one for a shot! Lovely reflection too! Fav!

[Brigette]

oh.. what a great capture and spot of luck! those colours are gorgeous

[Osia Strasner]

Taffy, you sound like such a city slicker!! ;-))))) Love it!!

[Call me Joe]

❤❤❤

[FotoBlah]

This isn't just another BIF. One FAV is not enough, but it's the best I can do.

[Dianne]

Well done on such a clear image.

[Graeme Stevens]

Awesome shot

[Issi Bannerman]

This is brilliant - and thanks for the links to the other photos. I feel I am with you!

[Kim]

Great capture!

[Tracie Broadhead]

very neat shot

[Barb]

wonderful shot, Taffy

[Francoise]

you were very quick on the draw.

[Babs]

Fabulous shot and well worth the wait. Patience pays off

[Jo]

OMG you just joined the BIF club! huge congrats its a wonderful shot.

[Peter Dulis]

Wonderful capture ...

[Carolyn]

Great shot!! Love the reflection.

[Sandy]

Super capture and processing. It has a magical look to it. FAV

[Sandy]

@maggiemae @jo13 what is BIF?

[David Lee]

great to see it in flight

[DitDatDot]

Great capture!

[Taffy]

@skstein I just learned this: BIF = Bird In Flight. So cool it even has a name!
@maggiemae @jo13

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Awesome capture.

[Richard Hickey]

Stunning picture. Congratulations on making the Trending Page. Well deserved.

[Nitrogene]

Fantastic capture!

[Caroline]

Super cool capture of this beautiful blue heron in flight!!!

[carol white]

A super bif capture. Fav!! 😃

[Rosie Kind]

Love the reflections and ripple effect of the water as well = Fav

[Christina Helliwell]

Great action capture. Well worth the effort.

[Richard Hickey]

Congratulations on making the PP. Well deserved.

[Irene]

Fantastic shot well worth the wait Fav

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Fantastic shot.

[Leon Buijs]

Lovely BiF shot

[Judith Johnson]

What a splendid shot - fav!

[Tunia McClure]

Worth your effort.

[Jane Pittenger]

good shot!

[Rachel Withey]

Great capture

[Tony]

Beautifully captured.

[Faye Turner]

Wonderful action shot!

[Yao RL]

Your patient is paid off. It is a reward when reflection is captured too.

[AmyJ]

Excellent!

[Taffy]

@rosiekind Thanks Rosie! Birds are quite a stretch for me...I was disappointed that the reflection wasn't more clear.

[Joan Robillard]

If you want some great bird shots you should try Merritt Island in Florida. I have a ton from there and it wasn't even a good season for bird watching.

[Elizabeth]

Persistence pays off! Terrific capture! I struggle with bird shots- probably because I'm impatient.

[Islandgirl]

Wow awesome action shot!
Something I have to work on!

[Yeshanghai]

Instant FAV

[PhotoCrazy]

Nice capture!