Barn Swallow Feeding

Posted by flygirl on Wed Jun 28, 2017 9:23 am

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Several weeks ago along the Apopka Wildlife Drive, in Apopka Florida, I had the great fortune of witnessing several adult barn swallows feeding their young. It was right along the road and so I set up pretty close as the adults made their rounds with the chicks. They feed them on the fly so catching them at it was quite challenging!

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Nikon 500 f/4E, FL, ED, VR lens
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by somdebbiswas on Wed Jun 28, 2017 10:09 am

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Superb moment captured. Very touching. Love the expression of the chicks. Love the BG too. Great shot.

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by Alan Murphy on Wed Jun 28, 2017 10:21 am

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Nice action shot Nancy.

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by david fletcher on Wed Jun 28, 2017 2:16 pm

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cracking capture Nancy!

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by Sandy R-B on Wed Jun 28, 2017 10:37 pm

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What a great catch and a perfect angle! Good poses and eyes as well, although I think I'd get replace the adult's steely-gray eye.
Excellent!
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by RichardMittleman/Gon2Foto on Thu Jun 29, 2017 5:26 pm

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Very cool. I had a similar chance with Cliff Swallows. I prefocused on the chick, switched to manual focus and then just hit the shutter when the adult came in

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