But ... it is fun to try. :o)

Not sure what camera you have at your disposal, perhaps, and as a suggestion ... put in the make and model in your image's accompanying narratives.

Might provide a leaping off point for some tips, advice, et al.

Off the top of me head ... a faster shutter speed will work towards that of 'freezing' any motion within frame.

Then, there are a couple of other considerations if you choose to do so.

However ... that is for next time.

;o)


Thanks for sharing your photographic efforts with us. Keep shooting ... and happy shooting. :o)

The picture is good,nice colors.If you can then try to use a faster shutter speed when you take photos of birds in flight.

I'm fairly sure you were zoomed in on this, which would automatically give you smaller aperture, and a slower shutter speed to compensate.
If you can adjust your ISO, try setting it at ISO 400, and leaving it there. That will provide you with a faster shutter speed/aperture combination. If you have reasonably good optics your image quality will be fine in most situations. In low light levels you may experience some Noise/Grain which can be controlled in editing.

Have to agree with you, it's not an easy job catching them in flight. Seems the trick is a faster shutter speed, so we both learned something new.
I like the ice coated branches in your shot and the blue colour tone. Thanks for sharing.

I have a problem capturing birds too, but through trial and error have managed to find ways to take a better image with less blurring As Les suggests a faster shutter speed is a definite plus, otherwise you will always get a blurred effect. Also it is difficult to predict which direction the bird will fly. It requires patience too. If you have time set up your camera on a tripod and focus it at a point (say in the tree) where you expect or predict the bird will fly to, put your camera on multiple shots and fast speed. If the bird is already in flight following it with your camera is a really difficult way to capture a sharp image unless you are lucky. It is better to try and focus on a branch (or on the bird in flight if you can) and then hold your camera still ahead of its flight path to take the shot multiple times. Just some thoughts and suggestions on how I do it - hope it helps. A nice image though and the icey blue colour works well.