And off he went

as soon as I arrived, the only shot I could get!

[amyK]

Great timing; love the light on those wings

[Linda E]

Perfect timing, and I love how you've captured his open wings in a vertical position. Fabulous capture!

[Danette Thompson]

Gorgeous

[Kate A 🇦🇺]

Wonderful timing

[Chris Cook]

It might be the only one but it is a really good one. I love how you caught the wing span.

[Christina]

Well it's a stunner!

[Babs]

Very graceful.

[Lis Lapthorn]

Superb capture.

[Susan Wakely]

Great inflight shot.

[Dorothy]

Superior shot!

[Beryl Lloyd]

Super shot - before he flew out of sight !- fav

[Zilli~]

Beautifully captured

[Joan Robillard]

Fab

[Andy Oz]

But what a shot it was!

[summerfield]

fantastic shot, Diana. aces!

[Mags]

A wonderful inflight capture!

[katy]

Splendid with those wings outstretched like that! This one is headed to the top 20

[Paula Fontanini]

Bravo for getting this excellent BIF in a single shot...you nailed it! Beautiful bird and background bokeh!!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Stunning shot- it may not be the still-shot you wanted but it's spectacular!

[~*~ Jo ~*~]

............and what a beauty FAV!

[gloria jones]

A stunner!

[Christine Sztukowski]

WOW

[Elyse Klemchuk]

Oh my, how wonderful!

[Carole Sandford]

This is stunning!

[Shirley]

A stunning capture

[LManning (Laura)]

Terrific!

[haskar]

Amazing capture.

[Renee Salamon]

Wonderful to see him in motion

[George]

Superb capture.

[Shutterbug]

Terrific capture!

[Corinne C]

Wow stunning shot

[Heather]

This is a fabulous capture, Diana! I love the fan of the open wings and the light on its colourful plumage! Lovely dof too! Fav!

[Glover Shearron, Jr.]

absolutely wonderful!

[Sylvia]

Great capture!

[Rick]

Awesome capture.

[Valerie Chesney]

Thus is a great capture with wings spread wide.
I love the tiny feet!..

[Diana]

@amyk @leggzy @danette @kjarn @cdcook48 @christinav @onewing @foxes37 @wakelys @illinilass @beryl @zilli @joansmor @plebster @summerfield @marlboromaam @grammyn @bluemoon @olivetreeann @ziggy77 @seattlite @365projectorgchristine @kchuk @carole_sandford @whippy @ljmanning @haskar @rensala @gaf005 @shutterbug49 @corinnec @365projectorgheatherb @ggshearron @sprphotos @rickster549 @happysnaps Thanks for the wonderful comments and favs, they are very much appreciated :-)

[Desi]

Wow what an incredible shot

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Beautiful

[Diana]

@seacreature @elisasaeter Thanks so much :-)

[katy]

So happy to see this in the number one spot this week Diana. I’m not one bit surprised either. It’s an excellent photo.

[CC Folk]

Gorgeous and number 1 on the TT!😊

[Diana]

@grammyn @gardenfolk Thanks so much, I was really chuffed with this one :-)

[Renee Salamon]

Top of the Pops😊

[Merrelyn]

I missed this one, congrats on number one spot, very well deserved.

[Vesna]

This photo is the first on Top 20 Chart. Congratulations!

[John Falconer]

Another Great capture. Congratulations on topping the Top Twenty too.

[Wylie]

Your bird pictures have been really amazing this year. Congrats on the TT top spot.

[Diana]

@rensala @merrelyn @vesna0210 @johnfalconer @pusspup Thanks so much, I am really chuffed with this one as I thought the wings were a bit too blurry :-)

[KV]

Wow!