Swallow..

[JHFoto]

[kev7d]

I don't think I have ever seen a still one.   

[ChrisD]

Nice angle. Fine shot JH. 

[JHFoto]

4 hours ago, kev7d said:

I don't think I have ever seen a still one.   

It was a first for me too, lucky I would say............

[Clicker]

Lovely shot JH ... Looks a bit like it is eyeing up a prospective nesting site . These amazing birds spend the majority of their lives on the wing ...feeding, sleeping and breeding and rarely touch down on the ground. You do see them gathering on telegraph wires  usually just prior to the winter migration but their  navigational feats are quite breathtaking ..Strangely enough they are not related to Swifts who are said to be continually on the wing from the time they first leave the nest till their first  breeding season,  two years later  !!

So  a rare sight indeed JH..Well done ... having your camera with you was just reinforcing  your signature ... ie the only good camera is the one you have with you when opportunity provides the inspiration .

late entry ... Rye says they are telephone wires not telegraph ...ooops  lol

[Ryewolf]

Great shot JHF, I've rarely seen them at rest.... And they do rest on electricty lines/phone lines or as clicker called them 'Telegraph Wires', the problem was I just saw those old western movies where the baddies hold up the bank and either a/ shoot the telegraph wire, or have the telegraph sender send a false messsage.. and has absolutely nothing to do with your image, which is a great image.... And on that note I think I've burbled enough

Note Burbled: Noun - the state where you think you are being coherent, but in fact are incoherent...

[Clicker]

[Ryewolf]

There is one state worse and that's :
Gurgled: Noun: The state you try and type something normal and it all comes out gibberish: Gurlged usually comes at a much later stage than Burbled and usually means you've had 1 or more bottles of wine. It also means an increasing number of spell checks before posting a post....

[Clicker]

1 minute ago, Ryewolf said:

There is one state worse and that's :
Gurgled: Noun: The state you try and type something normal and it all comes out gibberish: Gurlged usually comes at a much later stage than Burbled and usually means you've had 1 or more bottles of wine. It also means an increasing number of spell checks before posting a post....

Ooh I'm an expert on that Rye...

Sorry JH ...Rye and I are way off topic here  on your thread... must be the synchronised wine tasting testing !

[JHFoto]

The birds nest was about 6 feet above its head, this photo was taken in a kind of archway between two barns on a farm.

[KateW]

Fantastic! These birds move so fast, it's quite an accomplishment getting a photo like this.

[JHFoto]

I think I was very lucky............

[Clicker]

Lucky,  maybe that it landed ... but the quality of the pic is down to  YOUR skill...tis an awesome  capture JH...Well done  ...

[JHFoto]

Thanks Clicker you are making me blush now, it was just the right place at the right time...........

[Clicker]

Well .. you are being modest I think ...  I was  hoping that  you might have been  able to make it to the TIPF meeting in Stratford on Avon on Saturday 10th June ..

Looks like 7 or 8 of us are making the trip . If you do  find you want  to come  just let me know and i'll add you to the party for our coffee and lunch  bookings at the  the fourteas cafe on Sheep Street.

http://thefourteas.co.uk/

[JHFoto]

Thanks for this but I am otherwise engaged on that day with a motor sport practice shoot, thanks anyway............

[Clicker]

Ah well ... may be next time eh ... enjoy  your shoot though ... look forward to seeing the results on here too .