My turn!

by keith mitchell

Gallery: AvianPosted July 2, 2012195 views15 comments

Nikon D7000
Nikon 300ml 2.8
1/400@F7.1
iso500.
Young Sand martins waiting for food.
Thanks for looking.

Comments

15 comments

Comment posted by Luke Ormand on July 2, 2012 at 10:08 AM

Lovely shot and I really like all of the sand grains on the birds.

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Comment posted by Rebecka on July 2, 2012 at 10:16 AM

Just wonderful! Where did you take this shot? It must be fascinating to watch them. I love the little one in the back who is nipping at his sibling for "getting ahead" of him!

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Comment posted by keith mitchell on July 2, 2012 at 10:34 AM

Thanks Luke and Rebecka, Rebecka have a small colony of about 70 nest tunnels in a old sand pit near to where i live as you say it is good to watch these birds feeding there young and making new tunnels ,i do notice that the first brood help the parent birds with there subsequent broods.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on July 2, 2012 at 11:37 AM

Terrific image - great viewer appeal and nice composition and technicals.

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Comment posted by Keith Bauer on July 2, 2012 at 2:25 PM

Very nice! I'm hungry! Nice details. The surroundings really tell the story.

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Comment posted by Rebecka on July 2, 2012 at 2:45 PM

Keith - thanks for more info on the colony... but I don't know where you live! Not even what country!

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Comment posted by keith mitchell on July 2, 2012 at 3:29 PM

Sorry Rebecka i live in a smaall town on the banks of the river Humber in the county of Lincolnshire England,these birds migrate from Africa and spend the summer months with us often being one of the first migrants to reach our shores.
There are about 70 + nesting tunnels in the bank but i do notice the broods are smaller this year with 3 chicks being about the norm where as last year 5 was about normal ,this could be down to the fact that we have had awful weather over here with lots of rain.
Thanks for your interest
regards Keith.

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Comment posted by Alan Murphy on July 2, 2012 at 6:39 PM

Just awesome

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Comment posted by Ed Cordes on July 2, 2012 at 9:48 PM

Outstanding image. You should include a "really cute" warning.

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Comment posted by Roger Kirchen on July 2, 2012 at 11:09 PM

Outstanding picture.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on July 3, 2012 at 10:09 AM

Really cute shot Keith. I love watching young swallows feed. They are really entertaining little birds.

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Comment posted by Steve Balke on July 3, 2012 at 3:25 PM

Lovely image, Keith. Off scale for cuteness. Were you tempted to try to include a parent in the image?

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Comment posted by keith mitchell on July 3, 2012 at 4:09 PM

Steve i would have liked a parent but could not get one to oblige in the time i had

Thanks to you all very much appreciated

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Comment posted by Richard Olsen on July 3, 2012 at 4:16 PM

Definately a 10 on the cuteness scale!
Excellent catch!

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on February 3, 2014 at 7:08 AM

Don't know how I missed this gem Keith, love everything about it!!
Very nice

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