I went back to the same two locations that featured in the previous post, and once again the house martins and swallows were abundant. The swifts are fewer in number, but still worth watching as they sweep across the sky.
Swift
Swallows
House martin and swallow
House martin
Those were taken in the morning. At lunchtime it was time to seek out the dragonflies.
Emperor dragonfly
Damselflies
Broad bodied chaser
Camera note: all shots taken with the EF 400mm f/5.6L USM lens. For the dragonfly shots I added a Kenko Teleplus 1.4x Pro 300 DG teleconverter giving a focal length of 560mm.
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the "swallows" photo is very nice- I really like the look & 'feel' of the water… and the last bird photo looks like a toddler wanting to be picked up 🙂
nice post.
TBR writes:
Glad to see you're photographing my favourite birds of all Words – and unsurprisingly – very well (of course!)
Hope you've managed to catch our live webfeed of our nesting swifts -two chicks, to fledge within a fortnight I reckon.
Webcam usually available all weekend and weeknights between 4pm and 10pm…
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Jill, I've enjoyed photographing the martins and swallows. They come down to the edge of the pond early in the morning and are really quite bold.
Doug, I've just taken a look at your cam. That's great :up: More swift photos coming soon. 😉
Erwin, thanks!
Must be the first time that swifts, swallows and martins have appeared in the same post! Nice photos 🙂
Excellent stuff!
They are all so beautiful in their own unique way. The feathers on the swallows legs make them so cute!
Neil, thanks!
Lois, I should have called the post 'Birds in Socks' 😉
Adele, surely not! A first for me, but they certainly were getting along fine.
Great set of Pict