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.

32 comments:

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

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

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

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  5. Wow and endless sea of birds! Awesome capture Stewart!

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  6. An amazing sight Stewart. A sky on the move.

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  7. Wow - that is spectacular! Great shots.

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  8. That must have been exciting, seeing so many!

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

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

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  11. These are stunning photos! Amazing!

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  12. wow, that's a lot of birds!

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

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  14. 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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  15. 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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  16. Awesome 'birdy' skies!

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

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

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

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  19. Cool shots! Happy sky watching.

    My sky.

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  20. What an amazing number of birds.

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  21. Crowded indeed! Wonder what was attracting them all?

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

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

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

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  26. That is a lot of birds! Nice pics!

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

    robert geiß

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