Cliff Swallow Condos

Gallery: AvianPosted December 29, 2016280 views6 comments

Every spring, American cliff swallows return to Yellowstone to rebuild their mud nests. This flock likes to nest on the side of a semi-dormant thermal mound in the park's northern range.

Canon 1DX
Canon 600mm f/4 IS
ISO 800
1/640th
f/10

Max

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6 comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on December 29, 2016 at 12:47 PM

Excellent, Max. Really cool to get eye contact from all of these.

devil

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Comment posted by Jefferson Silva on December 29, 2016 at 7:12 PM

Looks like the light is not the best one, but yet a nice image of those four!

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on December 29, 2016 at 9:25 PM

Difficult light, but a good composition and interesting textures.

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Comment posted by Marc Dubuc on December 30, 2016 at 5:35 PM

Very nice image. Excellent composition!

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on December 30, 2016 at 9:27 PM

Well seen and captured, Max. The textures are ore interesting than the birds.

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Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on December 31, 2016 at 1:26 PM

Cool shot, Max. Yeah, the light.... still cool. devil

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