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Loren

i had been thinking to myself: "do not try and take pictures of the flying swallows, it never turns out well. they're too fast and i am tired and hot and ready to leave"

so of course this guy has to go and land right in front of me in a low tree.

i basically just held down the shutter for 10 minutes straight while they hung out for a while. they did a little preening, a little yelling, and by that point i was ready to go sit down so i had to say goodbye to my new tree swallow friend.

#birds #photography #BirdsOfMastodon #birding #BirdPhotography

a brilliant blue and white swallow perched at the very end of a thin branch in front of a light blue sky.
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mintpunk

@loren amazing! beautiful blue green shimmer. very cute bird. :heart_pride:

handmade ghost

@loren saw my first tree swallows of the year today! so shiny and foil-y

Ulrike Heiß

@loren How did that happen, I thought they never stop flying about.

Loren

@UlrikeHeiss honestly same, guess they just needed a little rest!

Chrysalis

@loren @she_goes_on #birdsofmastodon #aberdeen Last spring newly arrived swallows had to take shelter from gale force winds and torrential rain under the eaves of our block of flats. One one was found dead on our veranda, the poor thing was covered in ticks.

A few dozen swallows clinging to a brick wall taking shelter from a storm.
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