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Nikon 850, Nikon 500mm F5.6 pf
ISO 640, 1/640s, F7.1 On my recent 3 day birding trip to southern New Jersey I encountered terrible weather, highlighted by gale force winds and unusually cold conditions. While driving near Cape May, at the southern most part of NJ, I encountered this unusual sighting. These Purple Martins, a large Swallow species, were huddled on the ground, on the edge of pavement, apparently using a communal survival tactic to stay warm. Since they eat flying insects on the wing they had to do the next best thing to survive so they worked together to stay warm while waiting for better conditions to eat. While observing this behavior from my car, five more Martins added their bodies to the group. The males are the darker birds and as you can see in the image both genders took equal advantage of the opportunity to stay warm. Please click for higher resolution. |
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