Care to count?

[Bibhav Behera]

Black Tailed Godwits in flight at Mangalajodi. This image is only indicative of their sheer numbers. The sound when they take of at once is nothing short of spectacular. I could record some small videos as well from the boat just to capture the spectacle of it (in motion). Its almost organic as a group with a mind of its own.

Canon EOS 7D, 300 f/4L IS USM + 1.4x II Extender
SS 1/800 (+0.3 EC)
f/8
ISO 800

Full Frame Image. Comments and Critiques welcome.

[Mrudul Godbole]

Nice to see so many birds. Its good to know that Mangalajodi is doing well as lot of birds are coming. Look forward to more from Mangalajodi. Thanks for sharing.

[Atul Sinai]

Great to see so many of them together !

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Its almost organic as a group

Care to explain?

[Bibhav Behera]

What I meant by that was when they fly as a group changing directions, I feels like it is one organism and not an entire flock!

[Abhishek Jamalabad]

Lovely crowd there . Good job on the exposure. Just wondering, could you have captured the full glory of it through a shorter lens, say the 18-55 or 100mm?