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Fledgling Barn Swallows
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Fledgling Barn Swallows

by Dennis Plank

Gallery: AvianPosted July 13, 201543 views2 comments

While shooting Cedar Waxwings a couple of weeks ago, I noticed Barn Swallows active over the estuary,and after awhile it dawned on me that some of them were coming frequently to the bank under the Serviceberry bushes and I could hear fledgling begging from that direction.  After searching for awhile I found one place where I had an unobstructed view of the branch this fledgling was perched on.  After awhile a sibling came out to join it as well.

7Dii, 500mm f4 ISL, Jobu Gimbal on RRS legs, f/10, 1/1250, iso 1250, aprture priority, pattern metering with -1/3 stop compensation.  Processed in LR5 & CS6.  Cropped to 15.9 MP.  Taken at 6:50 am on July 2nd.

I appreciate all your comments on the Waxwing and look forward to you input on this image.

Thanks,

Comments

2 comments
Comment posted by Peter J. Morrissey on July 14, 2015 at 2:02 PM

HI Dennis

The down-word angle helped you out withe the lighting.  Nice work.

Peter

Registered on July 3, 2011, 188 Posts, 969 Comments
Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on July 14, 2015 at 8:23 PM

Dennis, no nits. The fledgelings are cuter than a bug's ear!devil

Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments