bird in flight
Wings spread, aloft
A bird in flight is a bird that is flying, as opposed to perched, walking, or swimming.
The phrase appears most often in contexts where the distinction matters—birdwatching guides that help identify species by their flight silhouette, hunting regulations that specify when a bird may be shot, or photography capturing motion: She specializes in birds in flight.
- soaringRising effortlessly upward
- glidingEngineless aerial movement
- wingsLimbs for flight
- spread wingsExtend limbs for flight
- feathersBird's lightweight covering
swooping · airborne · sky · flutter · flock · migration · hovering · graceful · updraft · catching air · wingspan · freedom · aerial · on the wing · swoop · diving · circling · nest
- bird drawings
- silhouettestree silhouette, body outline, side profile, shadow puppet, running man
- wildlife photographywildlife shots, safari photos, wildlife photographers, photo safari, animal behavior
- action photographysports photography, motion blur, freeze frame, high-speed photography, burst mode