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GBH just looking around. I did not see any indication it was ready to fly.
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GBH just looking around. I did not see any indication it was ready to fly.

  • GBH just looking around. I did not see any indication it was ready to fly.
  • Fooled me. I was hoping it would fly but not quite ready and this photo has a slight amount of focus movement by the bird.
  • The GBH is a magnificent bird and it's wings are so pretty. It has quite a large wingspan as you will see in these photos.
  • Bird's feet have just left the ground. Wings from upright to get lift off ground to spread to begin moving up.
  • I think I may have missed a couple of shots from the last one to this one as he has come a long way from takeoff. But the entire sequence from takeoff to the last shot as he is landing in the nest took place beginning at 10:32:15 and ending at 10:32:50.
  • His wings appear to be touching but that is an illusion. They have just gone down to their lowest level. Note the feet straight out behind and head pointing almost straight up. Looks like a C-17 Air Force plane.
  • He (maybe she) is moving now all engines on go!
  • Now the wings are showing some change in pattern and the feet are slightly lowered from straight back in last photos. The nest is in sight.
  • The nest is on the bottom right just in view now. The bird has completely shifted its feet from back to front. Wings are lowered and head is up.
  • Wings are spread out in a fan now, slowing its decent. The feet have moved further to the front and are stretched out. The neck has changed from straight out to an S shape.
  • Looks like maximum wing spread to slow down. It is amazing how the birds just know to set up like this to get the speed exactly right so that they land perfectly. The legs and feet are straight out to the front now.
  • Speed slowed, wings now moved back for landing, the feet coming down to meet the nest as it lands.
  • And less than a couple of seconds later the GBH is happily in its nest looking around.
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