Pin tailed Whydah

He was sitting in a tree and took off before I even realized it. I was lucky to get him in the frame.

[Junko Y]

That's an amazing bird, Diana and you captured it in flight! Sigh. I'd been hoping to get back to South Africa before too long because I didn't have a camera back when I was there in 2004 and I couldn't join my husband on his two return trips back after that. Some day I'd love to see that bird myself!

[bruni]

Wow what long tail feathers. you were lucky to catch it just in time.

[Milanie]

What an extraordinary looking bird - such neat tail feathers - wonderful catch of him flying

[Kat]

Well captured

[KoalaGardens🐨]

that tail is really something!

[Dixie Goode]

Wow!

[narayani]

Great shot! Wonderful composition

[Babs]

Wow his tail is amazing

[sheri]

Look at that wing spread. Well timed capture.

[Margo]

Love that tail fav

[Kathy A]

Such an amazing tail

[Susan Wakely]

Great mid flight capture. Impressive tail feathers.

[Valerie Chesney]

Beautiful capture & I so like the curled up feet.

[Beryl Lloyd]

Great timing and shot

[Lou Ann]

Awesome capture. He’s beautiful.

[Mags]

Fantastic capture!

[Anne ❀]

Wow! Beautiful bird. That's an incredible capture!

[Esther Rosenberg]

Wow, Like the wings in motion.

[Mickey Anderson]

What a tail, love you got it flying!

[PhylM-S]

I can’t imagine how many beautiful and different things you must see. Thankfully, I don’t have to! Glad you caught this amazing creature!

[katy]

Spectacular On black and amazing timing to get him in flight like this

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Great timing on this.

[Barrgun]

Wow! what good timing, they don't hang about do they?

[Steve Jacob]

That's some tail

[Carole Sandford]

Nicely captured!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Those are some tail feathers! It's hard to catch any bird in flight so I think you did really well here!

[Jane Pittenger]

Amazing tail

[Pyrrhula]

Beautiful capture and great timing.

[George]

Great capture.

[Rick]

Nice capture.

[Diana]

@jyokota @bruni @milaniet @katford @koalagardens @pandorasecho @narayani @onewing @sherimiya @777margo @kjarn @wakelys @happysnaps @beryl @louannwarren @marlboromaam @sunnygreenwood @dutchothotmailcom @brillomick @elatedpixie @grammyn @mittens @barrgun @stevejacob @carole_sandford @olivetreeann @jgpittenger @pyrrhula @gaf005 @rickster549 Thanks for the great comments, favs and getting it on both the TP and PP. It is very much appreciated :-)

[Diana]

@jyokota I so hope that you will be able to come over once this pandemic is over Junko, you would love it here :-)

[Diana]

@barrgun They sure don't, always in motion :-)

[Junko Y]

@ludwigsdiana Normally I travel 12 - 14 countries a year so with 0 travel in over a year, I'll be ready to go for a visit! I have only been to Stellenbosch once -- isn't that where you live?

[Monique]

That tail ....