Bird photography is a highly popular subject in photography. Birds are quite majestic creatures, and their ability to fly has been the subject of our envy for generations, culminating in our development of flight and aerospace engineering. Even since ancient times, the ability to fly was revered among the population, and in the famous Greek myth, Icarus and his father attempt to escape from an island palace, so his father builds wings out of wax and feathers. Icarus’ father warned him not to fly too close to the sun, but as Icarus soared higher, he ignored these instructions, and the way melted, leading to Icarus’ death. Aside from mythology, even today, birds are an essential part of the dynamic ecosystems of our world, and they often grace our backyards with their majesty.
In this post, you’ll find 30 majestic bird photos, captured by some of the top photographers in the world. From calm lakes to ocean shores, peaks and valleys, photographers sought out some of the most unique and beautiful birds in the world to capture these bird photographs.
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Enjoy the photographs!
The Sky Skimmer by Bill Dalton
You are Fired by John&Fish
Caracara Takes Off by Ville Miettinen
Lunch Time by NatureWind
Flamingos Partying by Pedro Szekely
Oye by Ibai Acevedo
Closer Won’t Be Easy by ooTigeroo
Children of the Sun by Dare Turnsek
Eagles in Flight by Glen Hush
Mandarin Ducks by Michael Schmidt
Black Headed Gull by Christopher Hoyle
Canada Geese in Flight by Keith
Birds by Dragan Todorovic
White Tailed Eagle Set Free by Steve Wilson
Like a Butterfly by John&Fish
Under My Wing by Luigino Snidero
Pathway to Light by Jman10
Pavarotti by Marcell
Blue Jay by Jim Ridley
Colorful Stare by Brodmann’s17
Make Way by JimPG2_2010
Bundled by Steve Wall
Common Kingfisher by nissim
Bubo Lacteus by Rene Pedersen
Attack by Gustav Kiburg
Shelter by Justlysiak
Bad Hair Day by thrumyeye
Blue Footed Booby by Wei Li Hur
Flamingos by Gina Pflegervu
Flight by Steve Garrington
Nice shots!
Great collections of awesome bird shots..
…. a great collection of bird photographs…. thanks Eric !! 🙂
Nice photographs.
Btw, “Canada Geese in Flight by Keith” occurs two times in the list.
Good catch, thanks!
First pic was exceptional…all other pics are also pretty cool
Hi,
Stunning photos indeed. One photographer you might also want to check out is Fergus Gill. He won the Junior Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition with a knockout photo of Yellowhammers. The photo is on his gallery/website here: http://www.scottishnaturephotography.com/Fergus-Galleries/Garden-Yellowhammers/10084979_FoUGZ#692094472_Uvnqd
Cheers!
Hi Eric,
I was browsing through the Photography section of WordPress when I stumbled upon the ‘majestic bird’.
As a huge bird lover I enjoyed the wonderful photographs and I was happily surprised to find one if mine ( ‘Bad Hair Day) among them…
Tnx for the kind attention & greetz,
Roeselien
Very free time to fly
Just Wow
Wow. These are beautiful shots.
These are beautiful photographs! Thanks for sharing.
Thank you