Esther's photos with the keyword: fly

Osprey - Curaçao Ospreys are large raptors that snatch fish right out of the water. AIMG 9390

Laughing gull - Curaçao. I was sitting atop the Rif Fort in Curacao watching gulls fly by at eye level when I took this photograph. AIMG 9320

Magnificent Frigatebird - Curaçao. These birds "spend days and nights on the wing, with an average ground speed of 10 km/h (6.2 mph), covering up to 223 km (139 mi) before landing. They alternately climb in thermals, to altitudes occasionally as high as 2,500 m (8,200 ft), and descend to near the sea surface." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnificent_Frigatebird AIMG 9299

Brown Pelican - Curaçao. When these birds let loose, there is a very wide splatter range. Sadly, I know this from experience. AIMG 9287

A sea gull flew along side the cruise ship I was on which was docked in Livorno, Italy. AIMG_3122

Female Anhinga flying over Cano Negro, Costa Rica. The word "anhinga" derives from the Brazilian Tupi language and means devil bird or snake bird. They are diving birds and when swimming, only their curved neck is above water - hence the nickname, "snake bird." Their feathers are not waterproof and they often perch in the sun to dry them. AxMG_2322

Turkey vulture at Cano Negro, Costa Rica. "The Turkey Vulture is a scavenger and feeds almost exclusively on carrion. It finds its meals using its keen vision and sense of smell, flying low enough to detect the gasses produced by the beginnings of the process of decay in dead animals.[10] In flight, it uses thermals to move through the air, flapping its wings infrequently. It roosts in large community groups. Lacking a syrinx—the vocal organ of birds—its only vocalizations are grunts or low hisses. It nests in caves, hollow trees, or thickets. Each year it generally raises two chicks, which it feeds by regurgitation. It has very few natural predators." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey_vulture AxMG_2440

Male Dobsonfly at Sarapiqui in Costa Rica. Both male and female dobsonflies possess sharp mandibles. The mandibles of an adult male dobsonfly are generally so large and have such poor leverage that they are incapable of breaking human skin During mating males show them off and use them to grab the females during copulation. Female dobsonflies, have short, powerful pincers and can inflict painful bites on humans. As larva, they have gills which allow them to live under water.. AxMG_1671

Flamingos at Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya AAfrica.2 2006 115

Although it is so tiny that it is dwarfed by a human hand, the tse-tse fly is formidable because it can transmit African sleeping sickness. Photographed in the Serengeti,Tanzania. ODT: The things we hold AAfrica.4 2006 277