Photographing birds in flight can be quite challenging, especially for a novice like me! It takes a little bit of practice and determination to get the focus right, for as soon as you think the bird is in your viewfinder, it has probably flown by at supersonic speed! But studying birds in flight opens up a whole new approach to birdwatching that you normally don’t get to see otherwise, such as beautiful patterns on the undersides of the wings or other distinguishing marks.
Here are a few birds that I have managed to photograph.
Laughing Gull
Litte Blue Heron
Mallards, the female leading the way
Wood Stork looks majestic in flight, with a huge wing span and beautiful patterns that you don’t observe otherwise
Ring-nosed Gull
Tri-colored Heron, with a prominent white belly
Snowy Egret is one of the most beautiful birds, whether in flight or not
Northern Shoveler, male and female
Willet
Double-breasted Cormorant, casting a suspicious glance
Royal Tern coming in for a landing amidst Black Skimmers
eclegein 
Photos of birds in flight are spectacular
Beautiful work, Subra. Doesn’t look like the work of a novice. I may use one of these or all of these as a screensaver.
Very nice and beautiful; way to go, Subbarow! . Agree with Bala too
It’s certainly not easy capturing birds in flight but you managed to do so beautifully! Your wonderful photographs allow us to see how lovely the wing feathers are on all of these birds. Fantastic!
Lovely, rare views, beautifully captured.
natraj
Good pics, seem better than the still ones. Great job!
Brij
Great Pics., Subra – what new toy (camera) are you using ?
Suhas