Thursday 21 March 2013

Sky Watch Friday - A crowded sky

Well - its late and I need to go to bed!

Skys can be full of clouds, colour, rain or snow.  But these skies are full of birds.

These are Short Tailed Shearwaters - also known as aMutton Birds.

These huge flocks of birds were dominating the sky (and the sea) off the coast of Tasmania.

It was, to say the least, remarkable.

Short Tailed Shearwaters and Shy Albatros

Short Tailed Shearwaters
Short Tailed Shearwaters

You can find a longer post about the trip that ended in this flock of birds here.

You can find more skies from around the world here at Sky Watch Friday.

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32 comments:

  1. grammie g22 March 2013 at 00:18

    Hi Stewart...Just stunning to see so many birds like that at once ...I have never seen that many at once!!
    Awesome photo's!
    Grace

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  2. TexWisGirl22 March 2013 at 01:11

    really, really cool!

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  3. Karen22 March 2013 at 02:15

    I love a sky full of birds. Terrific captures Stewart!

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  4. Sylvia K22 March 2013 at 02:42

    These are terrific, Stewart!! I do love seeing a sky full of birds, too!! Have a great weekend!!

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  5. Gail Dixon22 March 2013 at 03:05

    Yikes, that's a lot of birds! Wonderful captures, Stewart!

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  6. Optimistic Existentialist22 March 2013 at 03:19

    Wow and endless sea of birds! Awesome capture Stewart!

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  7. Fun6022 March 2013 at 04:11

    An amazing sight Stewart. A sky on the move.

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  8. Anonymous22 March 2013 at 04:37

    Wow - that is spectacular! Great shots.

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  9. A Colorful World22 March 2013 at 06:24

    That must have been exciting, seeing so many!

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  10. Karen22 March 2013 at 07:02

    Great captures, this must have been a sight to see. Have a nice weekend.

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  11. Steffi22 March 2013 at 07:43

    Very beautiful photos for SWF,Stewart!Thank you for it and have a nice weekend!

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  12. Randi22 March 2013 at 08:17

    These are stunning photos! Amazing!

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  13. Laura22 March 2013 at 08:31

    wow, that's a lot of birds!

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  14. DIMI22 March 2013 at 08:45

    Very beautiful pictures Stewart!The sky is full of birds!! Awesome capture!Hope you have a wonderful weekend!
    Dimi..

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  15. eileeninmd22 March 2013 at 09:28

    Oh wow, the skies are really crowded their! This is one bird I would like to add to my list. Awesome shots, Stewart!

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  16. Unknown22 March 2013 at 10:39

    so interesting to see so many birds in one place..love how some have their wings up and others down..amazing that they don't fly in to one another..

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  17. Jidhu Jose22 March 2013 at 18:17

    superb

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  18. Lina Gustina22 March 2013 at 18:57

    Awesome 'birdy' skies!

    http://www.womenandperspectives.com/2013/03/sky-watch-hill-view.html

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  19. Lea22 March 2013 at 20:26

    Fantastic!
    Just looking at your photos, I can almost hear the flapping wings!
    Happy Sky Watching!
    Lea
    Lea's Menagerie

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  20. Kerri Farley23 March 2013 at 01:42

    Super!

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  21. Erika Price23 March 2013 at 03:30

    Awesome! But hope you had a hat on!!!

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  22. Liz23 March 2013 at 05:04

    Cool shots! Happy sky watching.

    My sky.

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  23. Anonymous23 March 2013 at 07:37

    What an amazing number of birds.

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  24. Spare Parts and Pics23 March 2013 at 15:03

    Crowded indeed! Wonder what was attracting them all?

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  25. Ann, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪23 March 2013 at 21:41

    wow!!! I wish I was there with a good camera like yours.

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  26. Arti24 March 2013 at 01:24

    Beautifully captured! The sky seems to be full to them. Have a lovely weekend Stewart :)

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  27. Sallie (FullTime-Life)24 March 2013 at 05:09

    Beyond amazing! A birder in Texas told me once that as a child he remembered the sky darkening because there were so many migrating birds .. that doesn't happen now around these parts. That is wonderful to see so many birds in flight.

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  28. Kenneth Cole Schneider24 March 2013 at 06:26

    Now that's an imposing biomass!

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  29. NatureFootstep25 March 2013 at 08:24

    wow, that is amazing. Would love to watch it.

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  30. Dave26 March 2013 at 22:34

    Brilliant Stewart

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  31. Pat Tillett28 March 2013 at 11:25

    That is a lot of birds! Nice pics!

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  32. Anonymous29 March 2013 at 09:24

    Impressed by their ability to fly even within such crowded space.

    robert geiß

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