Cats and Trails and Garden Tales
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Synchronized Flying on the Cedar River Trail
Last week I took a walk along the Cedar River and shared the trail with ducklings.
The trail follows the river on one side,
and the Boeing Plant on the other, (the plant to me, looking like the Twilight Zone.)
They build airplanes there, the 737 in particular, and have since World War Two, when they built the Superfortress, B-29.
The Cedar River Trail ends where the river flows into Lake Washington. In addition to the Boeing jets, I saw many birds in flight, including a crow pestering an eagle.
The crow was the aggressor, fearless, likely protecting its young, following the eagle closely. I like both birds, so I hope they worked it out.
I saw a more friendly form of synchronized flying, by a pair of Great Blue Herons, with perfectly matched wing strokes.
And that will do for Sunday Stills, #Flight
~ Susanne
Cats and Trails and Garden Tales 
Beautiful photos!! I love to fly too. 😊
Thanks, John!
You’re very welcome Susanne, have a great new week. 😊
I love your synchronization subtheme, Susanne! Wonderful captures. We see a lot of birds chasing bigger birds in our area too. At least they have to try. Bravo on these double flight captures!
Thanks so much, Terri! I could have gone a couple different directions for the challenge, as we also visited the Museum of Flight this week! But I was inspired more by these synchronized flyers than the planes and jets I saw on the ground. 🙂
The heron photos are great, but I love the crow and the eagle too. Crows don’t put up with too much, regardless of size.
Thanks, Graham. I like the eagle and crow best, too. Crows are fearless.
The duckings are so cute, and your photos of the flying birds are excellent!
Best wishes, Pete.
Thanks so much, Pete!
The ducklings are so cute, and you have some excellent shots of birds in flight, especially the crow and eagle 🙂
Thanks, Sarah! I enjoyed seeing all the birds, and loved watching the crow pester the eagle.😊
Great series.
Thank you. 😊
Love the baby ducks and the one of the crow and eagle is cool. Great capture.
Thanks so much! I had fun watching the crow bother the eagle.