Flight controls

Using all it's feathers for control during the landing stage. And to think man used to try and imitate birds to achieve flight in the early days.

[tony gig]

Fabulous timing and capture...fav

[bkb in the city]

Great capture

[Corinne C]

This is a well fed bird! Great pic!

[Carole Sandford]

Looks a little ungainly!

[Milanie]

Love the way he's holding the feet and squawking!

[Joanne Diochon]

She does look a little less than graceful here. I find a lot of waterfowl look ungainly when they land.

[*lynn]

So good! fav

[Esther Rosenberg]

Great pose for a splash landing.

[Lisa Savill]

Fantastic action shot! Love the detail and pattern of the wings.

[John Falconer]

Great shot. Caught it just perfectly.

[amyK]

Fabulous action capture!

[sheri]

Well timed action shot.

[Rick]

Super capture.

[Anne Pancella]

Looks like the tail feathers play an important role. Never really thought much about it before. Thanks for posting.

[Clive Handscombe]

Great action shot.

[Anja]

Fantastic capture

[Merrelyn]

Fabulous action capture

[carol white]

A super capture.Fav😊

[PhotoCrazy]

Wonderful!!