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A visitor from Romania posted Wed January 18, 2012: Poor Birds :-(((
A visitor from - posted Fri October 28, 2011: So sad! Poor birdies!
A visitor from Norway posted Fri October 28, 2011: Perfect shot. Blood is starting to build up on the wing. This is a one in a million - not only because of the birds. But look at the co-pilot enjoying the view. A split second after this shot was taken, he had lots of other things to think about.
A visitor from - posted Tue September 13, 2011: This is a horrendous picture.. 737 is a massive killer herein
A visitor from Korea, Republic Of posted Sat July 2, 2011: When your rifles just don't do the job, bring the 737 in!
A visitor from Norway posted Thu September 9, 2010: Poor birds...
A visitor from - posted Wed August 25, 2010: I see blood.......
A visitor from United States posted Wed August 11, 2010: Great pic!! nice to see less starlings corrupting our air space but unfortunatly it was to the safety and cleanliness of this boeing.... I would say those CFM 56 are bird ingestion certified!!!
A visitor from Australia posted Tue July 20, 2010: Not to offend anyone but a new movie idea "Bird Strike massacre!"
A visitor from United Kingdom posted Thu July 1, 2010: This is a shot of a lifetime, very good for instruction purposes too. However, I would not want to have been at the stick during this one.
A visitor from - posted Tue June 29, 2010: Amazing photo, thankfully no one was hurt... poor birds though...
A visitor from Iran, Islamic Republic Of posted Wed June 16, 2010: So Lucky!
A visitor from United States posted Sat June 5, 2010: Omg, you can actually see the blood and everything. That's a bird massacre..........kinda cool. i feel bad for the people who have to clean that.I still cant get over the fact that these birds inner body working are now on the outside......
A visitor from Germany posted Fri May 7, 2010: Five stars? Sure, but next time please don't release the birds directly next to the runway when a plane flies by!
A visitor from - posted Mon May 3, 2010: Look at the face of the first officer.
A visitor from Australia posted Sun April 18, 2010: Keep that plane away from me because it kills little birdies but in whole, great shot... you got that timing bang on!
A visitor from - posted Wed April 14, 2010: Introduding...the Cusinart Model CFM-56
A visitor from Belgium posted Wed April 14, 2010: Great Pic! Unbelievable timing! NICE! Fotunatly the bird's were not so big. :-)
A visitor from Australia posted Mon April 12, 2010: Planes need bird avoiding systems or birds need plane avoiding systems but I think the second one makes more sense. :)
A visitor from - posted Wed April 7, 2010: Nice!
A visitor from Germany posted Tue February 9, 2010: Photographer was in the right place at the right moment.
A visitor from Japan posted Thu January 21, 2010: Great timing, great shot!!
A visitor from United Kingdom posted Tue January 12, 2010: Look at the co pilots face he is a bit shocked to say the least. at least thay got down onto solid ground safely good fortune was with them this day
A visitor from Canada posted Thu December 31, 2009: Wow 200 starlings is a whole lot of birds. It's good that it safely landed. Great timing though.
A visitor from Germany posted Wed December 30, 2009: Poor little birdies.... :)
A visitor from United States posted Sun December 27, 2009: This is an amazing moment to capture veyr good shot
A visitor from United States posted Thu December 17, 2009: Natures vacuum cleaner.
A visitor from France posted Sun October 25, 2009: Great picture
A visitor from Germany posted Sat October 24, 2009: Just no words. Amazing foto and a happy end.
A visitor from - posted Thu October 22, 2009: Pure chaos
A visitor from - posted Fri October 16, 2009: A Pilots nightmare. The thumps , bumps and engine warnings sure make you sit up and take notice. You can see numerous areas on the Boeing with impact marks from the birds. You were definitely at the right place and at the right time. Excellent shot Stefan, Thanks for sharing this.
A visitor from United States posted Sun October 11, 2009: I wonder if birds think the same was as some people do when they're at a railroad crossing with an oncoming train: "Oh, it's far away, we'll make it!"
A visitor from - posted Sat October 10, 2009: Damn son, look at the emissions from the engine... bird dinner tonight :P
A visitor from Brazil posted Fri October 9, 2009: Enemy Squadron in Action
A visitor from Germany posted Fri October 9, 2009: Any pic of the runway after impact. Must looked like war :-)
A visitor from Brazil posted Fri October 9, 2009: Today's menu: Nuggets.
A visitor from - posted Fri October 9, 2009: Cool Shot Thanks dear Stefan for sharing ! Iman-IranianSpotters
A visitor from Denmark posted Thu October 8, 2009: Unique shot!
A visitor from United States posted Thu October 8, 2009: Oh my goodness!
A visitor from Germany posted Thu October 8, 2009: Five Stars Picture... indeed a great shot. Maybe sometimes its not good to be "free as a bird".
A visitor from Czech Republic posted Wed October 7, 2009: Five stars? Of course! Even more, I suppose this shot is going to be photo of the year :-)
A visitor from Argentina posted Wed October 7, 2009: What a great picture!the face of the First Officer is great! He is so calm and looking at the camera, it's so great...
A visitor from - posted Wed October 7, 2009: Fantastic Pic! Right photographer in the right place at the right time. Congrats Stefan: You are my desktop image for a loooong time. Amazing how robust the Boeing is. Would not trust an Airbus Computer to figure out how to deal with starlings. No offense, but who's to say I'm wrong?
A visitor from Honduras posted Wed October 7, 2009: Something you don't see everyday, absolutely amazing.
A visitor from Slovenia posted Wed October 7, 2009: Great photo! Reeeeeealy nice ;-)
A visitor from United Kingdom posted Wed October 7, 2009: And if it landed after 45 minutes, I'm guessing that was to burn fuel to reduce to landing weight, based on our 737 Pristina fuel loads (no fuel dump facility on these).
A visitor from United Kingdom posted Wed October 7, 2009: Absolutely excellent. I've only ever had single birdstrikes (in jets) and we often see it a split-second before impact even if we're looking inside! I bet they shouted "BIRDS!" (or maybe in German).
A visitor from United States posted Wed October 7, 2009: Terrific luck (for you) to get this shot. The starlings...not so much. Great detail. I see avian debris all over the place!
A visitor from - posted Wed October 7, 2009: From a photography point of you, this is a good photo. But reality check please. This kind of event can spell disaster for the crew and passengers of this plane. We, humans, fancy the macabre. We have this bizarre taste for looking at the "before shot" of an event gone terribly wrong. Lucky this plane made it back safely. Just my two cents.
A visitor from United States posted Wed October 7, 2009: Captured that moment perfectly!
A visitor from Turkey posted Wed October 7, 2009: Omg look at that massacre :D
A visitor from Argentina posted Wed October 7, 2009: Absolutely stunning picture. This is my PC!!! Look at the birds behind the engine thrust blast... Simply amazing and dramatic.
A visitor from United Kingdom posted Wed October 7, 2009: Perfect timing and rare picture of the incident, congrats.
A visitor from Hungary posted Wed October 7, 2009: And in the red corner weighin' in at 124,500 pounds... B737. In the blue corner, weighin' at 70 pounds... the starlings. Get in the ring! Definetly 5stars - when nature and industry fight.
A visitor from Russian Federation posted Wed October 7, 2009: Pity these birdies :(
A visitor from Switzerland posted Wed October 7, 2009: What a massacre! O_o
A visitor from Germany posted Wed October 7, 2009: Incredible! I also saw one time such a flock of birds in Dusseldorf. They were flying around the runway but fortunately they did not collide with any aircrafts...
A visitor from Canada posted Wed October 7, 2009: As peter griffen would say "everybody knows that the bird is the word"
A visitor from - posted Wed October 7, 2009: Uh-oh, PeTA is not going to like this! Awesome shot, though. Never seen anything like this.
A visitor from - posted Wed October 7, 2009: 5 Stars easily! A shot well done! I would keep the email Inbox open because they will beat your door down for that shot!!! Great work and great poise! IMO, that could be the shot of the year right there folks.
A visitor from Germany posted Wed October 7, 2009: What comes out we call "Hühnerfrikassee" in Germany ;)
A visitor from Spain posted Wed October 7, 2009: Poor birds but... AMAZING SHOT! Five stars!
A visitor from Netherlands posted Wed October 7, 2009: Great once in a lifetime shot!!
A visitor from Spain posted Wed October 7, 2009: I saw that picture some days ago on the news. Great shot !
A visitor from United States posted Wed October 7, 2009: When i saw the thumbnail i thought , "oh it's just an illusion - the birds are probably in the foreground" you can actually see bird remains being thrown from the engine . I can imagine the pilots' thoughts an instant before this event... "uh oh...we're gonna have to turn back..... "
A visitor from Bulgaria posted Wed October 7, 2009: WOW! No words! Perfect
A visitor from United Kingdom posted Wed October 7, 2009: Looks like the first office was looking straight at you while you were capturing the moment!
A visitor from United Kingdom posted Wed October 7, 2009: Amazing pic. From Pristina/Kosovo
A visitor from Australia posted Wed October 7, 2009: Great shot, you caught what could have potentially been a disaster. 5 stars!
A visitor from Croatia posted Wed October 7, 2009: FODs, every pilots nightmare..
A visitor from Germany posted Wed October 7, 2009: Congratulations to that "once in a lifetime" shot, which even the yellow press in Germany gave attention. Hope the reward was not bad. ;-)
A visitor from Germany posted Wed October 7, 2009: Very nice shot indeed. Not the best day for the birds but your timing was just perfect.
A visitor from Spain posted Wed October 7, 2009: WOW!! Incredible! =D
A visitor from United Kingdom posted Wed October 7, 2009: Great documentary shot - excellent work!
A visitor from United States posted Wed October 7, 2009: An increbible shot if only the U.S Airways fligt on the hudson in jan.....
A visitor from Netherlands posted Wed October 7, 2009: Must be the picture of 2009! Bird vs bird! 5*****
A visitor from - posted Wed October 7, 2009: Poor animals, thanks god nothing happened to the plane. From Argentina
A visitor from Belgium posted Wed October 7, 2009: Very very good work. Excellent capture of such event. Glad they made it safely back, that it not a minor strike! This will be a textbook picture for many presentation and articles on birdstrike. Keep your mailbox insight :)
A visitor from Germany posted Wed October 7, 2009: Nice picture
A visitor from Germany posted Wed October 7, 2009: Your pic was published in "Bild" Newspaper last week!
A visitor from Germany posted Wed October 7, 2009: Nature photography at its best... the survivors probably needed psychological treatment;)
A visitor from France posted Wed October 7, 2009: Considering the speed of the aircraft at that time, let's say 120-140 kt, I just wonder if the FO saw it happen or not. Excellent capture anyway.
A visitor from United Kingdom posted Wed October 7, 2009: Excellent capture of a, fortunately rare, event.
A visitor from Mauritius posted Wed October 7, 2009: WOW...Fantastic shot...Really 5* Farid
A visitor from Belgium posted Tue October 6, 2009: An instant in time the pilots and wary passengers will remember for the rest of their lives ... poor birds ... they have no chance against this big baby :-) photo well taken ... thanx for sharing
A visitor from United States posted Tue October 6, 2009: Statistically speaking, DUS had over 200 bird strikes in a day, probably can make it to the guinness world record!
A visitor from United Arab Emirates posted Tue October 6, 2009: I saw this picture on the day it happened. i guess yuo posted it to some newspaer website. Dailytimes i guess on Sept 30th.
A visitor from United States posted Tue October 6, 2009: New Desktop
A visitor from United States posted Tue October 6, 2009: Dinner is served
A visitor from United States posted Tue October 6, 2009: Absolutely incredible. You will remember this photo forever. Talk about timing!!! *****
A visitor from - posted Tue October 6, 2009: At the right place on the right time for the fotographer but the birds... Congrats Stefan, a 1st place winner! Regards, Frank frm BUE - E01 ps: I imagined the FO saying Eject! Eject! They were really lucky
A visitor from United States posted Tue October 6, 2009: Stunning, well done! Andrew LA
A visitor from United States posted Tue October 6, 2009: An awesome moment in aviation, you got a real winner here!
A visitor from United States posted Tue October 6, 2009: My photographer's choice, no question. Caught the moment perfectly. As they say... "f/8 and be there". Alberto R, NYC
A visitor from Germany posted Tue October 6, 2009: What a mess. Well captured Stefan, this will be an iconic picture forever!
A visitor from Germany posted Tue October 6, 2009: Absolutely 5* for this one! You were at the correct place at the correct time to capture a truly dramatic moment not only for the poor little birds!
A visitor from Sweden posted Tue October 6, 2009: Gets my vote for PC, and 5 stars. Everything is happening here, incl the FO peering out at what's happening!! Brilliant!! Spencer.
A visitor from Germany posted Tue October 6, 2009: Dear stefan, really nice picture of this birds! like this pic very much. greetings.
A visitor from Czech Republic posted Tue October 6, 2009: Yesss !!! Five stars!

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