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Posted in swallow on Jun 17th, 2012
I took a trip out to Antelope Island to test out the new lens. And you’re going to love these images. I arrived in time to see tiny fuzzy baby heads poking up from a Barn Swallow nest. These goofy little babies spent most of the time with their beaks open. These [...]
Posted in swallow on Jul 2nd, 2011
Farmington Bay is generally beautiful, but in the summer it’s absolutely gorgeous. Especially this summer because it’s been such a rainy Spring. By this time of year things are usually dried and yellow. Not this year. This year things are lush. Every time I go to Farmington Bay I find something fun. In my last [...]
Yesterday was hot! We went to Farmington Bay and stayed just long enough to get some good pictures. Can you see how the heat warps the picture in the distance? I’m going to learn a lot this summer about how to take pictures in extreme heat. The birds were feeling the heat too. Check out [...]
I love swallows. This is a barn swallow from California: Barn Swallows are best distinguished by the tail feathers, which look like little pincers. I always think of earwigs when I look at their tail feathers. Both Barn Swallows and Cliff Swallows make nests out of mud, but the Cliff Swallows make nests that look [...]