of this bird? I know it's a swallow but I looked up barn swallows and they have rust colored throats.
Taken with my new DA* 300/4.
1/800 sec f/5.6 ISO400
100% crop

I think it's a 'Tree Swallow'.
Gary

[mtnbearhug]

Nice pic Eaglerapids.. Sure is a purdy little thing..

How is the weather up north?? I heard there has been flooding up there?

Kim

[Eaglerapids]

Thank you Gary, I didn't know there was a tree swallow.

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[monochrome]

Possibly a Tree Swallow.

Here is a link to an image - copyright is pretty strict so I won't reproduce -

http://www.birdphotography.com/species/photos/tres-13.jpg

[Edit] DB posted while I was looking for the image - oh well, click the link anyway

[Eaglerapids]

Thanks Kim. Yeah, it's been flooding bad. It all started last weekend when the temps soared into the high 80's. I went up on the Cd'A river and took a lot of pics but haven't posted very many yet. I may run back up there or possibly check out the St Joe tomorrow. The sun was out for awhile this morning but rained this afternoon, mild temps.
Since I got this lens I thought I'd run back out to this place today and shoot these guys and the bluebirds. This spot is really where my longing for a long lens originated. I took a bunch this time last year with the Sigma 70-300 and I was never satisfied with the results. This lens is quite a step up.
On top of that this may be a "lucky" lens! Which is very important:-). I wasn't there for a minute before I shot a coyote out in the open (very lucky), then a turkey, then the swallows and bluebirds, I got a quick shot of a deer, some ospreys and a Red-Winged Blackbird. A pretty cool morning, all in all.

[Eaglerapids]

Thanks monochrome, I think we got it:-). I checked wikipedia for tree swallow after DB posted and they agree also.

[mtnbearhug]

Well you be careful and try to stay dry... we have been lucky so far.. the rivers are full down and some are flooding a bit but nothing to major..

I may be heading up your way this summer... if I do I'll send you a pm and maybe we can meet for a drink or something???

Kim

[KrisK10D]

I think it's a 'Tree Swallow'.
Gary

African or European?

Nice pose with eye contact. Great bird, Eaglerapids.

[Eaglerapids]

Thank you Kris:-).
I think I really got lucky here.
I believe the female in the center to be a first year female, reproductively mature but she hasn't grown into her mature attire yet.
Tree Swallow - BirdWeb

[Eaglerapids]

I may be heading up your way this summer... if I do I'll send you a pm and maybe we can meet for a drink or something???

Kim

Very cool Kim, let me know!

[Eaglerapids]

I'll just post these here.
Coyotes are not well liked around here and in fact there is a $40 bounty on them.



They are mangy creatures, this is an extreme crop.



These pics were taken by this little creek that drains Kelso Lake. It's a marshy kind of area and the coyote was probably down there looking for an easy gosling meal. I was hoping for some geese pics also, but didn't see any today, usually they are thick here.

African or European?

Nice pose with eye contact. Great bird, Eaglerapids.

Depends what time of year.

[SCGushue]

of this bird? I know it's a swallow but I looked up barn swallows and they have rust colored throats.
Taken with my new DA* 300/4.
1/800 sec f/5.6 ISO400
100% crop

Nice capture. What makes it even more interesting to me is that these birds are always on the move and when they come to rest it is usually only telephone wires.

This is really nice in that it is a natural capture.

Stephen

[mtnbearhug]

Very cool Kim, let me know!

Sweet I will let you know.. it will most likely be the middleish of July..

I really love the bird on a wire pic... Fabulous shot!!!

lol the coyote looks like he is pointing.. did he find his lunch??? lol

thanks for sharin.. you did have a great day!!! Kim