Tree Swallow female

Gallery: AvianPosted August 20, 2013145 views9 comments

April 7, 2013 San Joaquin Wildlife Preserve, Irvine, California

This is the mate of the male I posted Sunday. She was even more cooperative as she made many trips into the air, returned to her nesting box to feed her chicks and then landed nearby for a few minutes before making her loop again.

Nikon D800 Nikkor 600mm 1/1250 f/7.1 White Balance Auto ISO 500
Tripod with a Gimbal Processed in Lightroom, CS6 and NIK

Comments welcome

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Thomas Haney on August 20, 2013 at 10:13 AM

Beautiful shot Patrick, the body position of the bird really makes it for me. Also like the background blur and movement. Well done.

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Comment posted by keith mitchell on August 20, 2013 at 2:21 PM

Patrick I do like your shots of these cracking little birds ,looks like your D800 works a treat.

Keith.

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Comment posted by Verdon on August 20, 2013 at 4:43 PM

lovely, I don't know why but somehow admire little birds in big frame, sweet composition and overall quality

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Comment posted by John Neukirch on August 20, 2013 at 9:33 PM

Patrick, this is a sweet image. I absolutely love the soft pastel feel of the BG, feels like looking at masterpiece painting.

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Comment posted by Greg Oakley on August 21, 2013 at 4:22 AM

Beautiful image Patrick

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Comment posted by KC Choo on August 22, 2013 at 1:51 AM

Gorgeous photo! Love the composition and BG colours.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on August 22, 2013 at 6:31 PM

Love the comp in this shot with the 2 diagonal lines of the perch and branch in the bg, great pose from the bird too Patrick, beautiful shot

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on August 23, 2013 at 8:56 AM

Real nice image with nice light and a great perch. Sharon

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on August 24, 2013 at 1:46 AM

Another gorgeous hummingbird shot.

Ray

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