Well done. You got lucky with a nice unobstructed background.
Lovely photo
Great find,Brian!
Juvenile Tufted Titmouse. Good one.
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merci thank you for your help in ID…
This is a juvenile Yellow-bellied Sapsucker.
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thanks you for the identification, it’s of great help.
Brilliant timing.
That’s definitely 💯 one of the best swallow photos I’ve seen. Tremendously difficult.
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I have attempted this at other times but was not very successful. If anyone wants to try, your chances improve substantially if the birds are flying low to the water into a headwind (they were). Start focusing on your subjects as they are approaching, flying parallel to the shore and don’t start when across from you, then pull the trigger for the shots when the birds are close enough. Use a high shutter speed with the focus area wide, not spot or close to that range. Leave that for more static subjects. Finally, this is no time for setting the camera at single shots. If you have it, burst/continuous mode will be far more successful. You can delete the rejects later. Then practise, practise, practise.
A unique perspective that shows the striking tail well.
Video is a good way of dealing with a flock like this.
Very challenging to stop the bird in flight. High winds worked against all of the swallows but helped me with the task.
Gorgeous
Beautifully captured.
Aka Inca Jay
Gorgeous.
The Inca Jay of Ecuador is sometimes considered a subspecies of Green Jay in some classifications.
Great find,Chris!
Interesting to see in the US.
I am used to them in the Neotropics but I guess 100 C is hotter than many tropical countries!!
Wow! Great capture, Brian.
Not an easy catch!!
Thank you – that was a lucky perch 😊
It’s quite a striking species even next to nearby cardinals 😊
Great looking bird. Good capture.