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Posted by Paul Skoczylas on Fri Aug 29, 2003 10:46 am

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This is no great photographic work, but can someone please ID this bird for me? Shot early August at Reifel Island near Vancouver. It and a friend were flitting around some bushes at the edge of the marsh.

(I have a guess from looking at books, but I could be way off base. If my guess is right, it would have been obvious in full flight, but I never saw that.)

Thanks

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by Simon A on Fri Aug 29, 2003 11:39 am

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Paul,

My guess would be a juvenile bank or barn swallow.

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by E.J. Peiker on Fri Aug 29, 2003 11:53 am

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Looks like a barn swallow but I don't have a reference nearby.

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by Paul Skoczylas on Fri Aug 29, 2003 12:03 pm

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Thanks--barn swallow was my guess, but I never did see the tail in flight.

-Paul

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by AbieBorker on Fri Aug 29, 2003 12:57 pm

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It's a juvi Barn Swallow, you can even see the gape, nice shot of a hyper-active bird.

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by Anthony Medici on Fri Aug 29, 2003 4:25 pm

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Some of us would like the know the equipment used even if you're only looking for in ID. :roll: You can learn from any image you know.

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by Alan Murphy on Fri Aug 29, 2003 9:53 pm

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Paul, since everyone else has named the bird, I'll take a shot at the photo.

I'm not crazy about the vertical lines in the background. There seems to be some noise or grain going on. Would like to see what iso you were using? It could also use a little USM. The side lighting is a little strong, which flash could have helped.
I do like the uncluttered image. The comp is great and the subject is a cute one.

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by Jim Probst on Fri Aug 29, 2003 11:40 pm

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Paul,

I like the expression on the Swallow! Nice shot!

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