Bruce, Brian, thanks for your comments. I think tree swallows are still my faves but "barnies" (as local bird nerds call them) are a close second. Beautiful little things and amazing to watch.
Cheers, frank --- Original Message --- From: Bruce Walker <bruce.wal...@gmail.com> Sent: July 2, 2013 7/2/13 To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> Subject: Re: PESO - Barn Swallow Among the Reeds Quite unusual PoV on that little beauty, Frank. I like it a lot. On Sun, Jun 30, 2013 at 12:53 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com <knarftheria...@gmail.com> wrote: > I think this a bit sharper than the last barn swallow I showed. > > These guys are harder to catch than tree swallows, they rarely perch when > they're out of their colony (or wherever they live; they seem to have a > communal living area under a wooden lookout structure). Once in a rare while > I'll see one or two of them hanging around among the reeds that almost cover > the entrance to their dwelling: > > http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2013/06/barn-swallow-among-reeds.html?m=1 > > As summer progresses those reeds are becoming more profuse and just flying in > and out of their dwelling requires fairly acrobatic maneuvering. > > Apparently they never alight on the ground as their little claws are curved; > their entire lives are spent either perched or flying. > > Your swallow trivia for the day! :-) > > Hope you enjoy. Comments always welcome. > > Cheers, > frank > > "For me, the camera is a sketch book, an instrument of intuition and > spontaneity." -- Henri Cartier-Bresson > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
