Stretching Barn Swallow adultStretching Barn Swallow adult – Nikon D500, f9, 1/640, ISO 400, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light

It is always wonderful when I have a small subject close enough to get a frame filling photo of it and that happened with this Barn Swallow last Friday. There were two Barn Swallows perched on fence posts near a camp site that were more engrossed in preening than flying and they gave me some great views.

When this Barn Swallow started to stretch its wings I was ready for the action and took several photos of it while it stretched on top of the fence post. When its wing was fully extended there were a few frames where I clipped just the tips if its primary feathers but there were also several images like this one where I didn’t.

The greens in the background are out of focus willows that are thick and abundant along the banks of a creek.  It was great to have this swallow up close.

Life is good.

Mia

Did you know that swallows can be found on every continent except Antarctica?

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