Purple Martins Like To People Watch - a photo on Flickriver

This brought back childhood memories when we had a martin house in our backyard. The birds liked to sit outside their nests and watch us play below. These were watching me stand below and take photos of them.
Purple Martins (Progne subis)
Garland, Tx
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Taken on: July 8, 2020

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Progne subis

Purple Martins

social birds

loud

sociable

gregarious

chattering

migrating bird

female purple martin

above my head

male purple martin

Rowlett Creek Nature Preserve

garland texas

near tracey's swamp

near pond

close up

perched

purple martin house

houses at edge of fields across street from Tracey's swamp

curious

people watching « less

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Camera: Olympus E-3, f/7.1, 1/320 sec, 283mm, ISO 320 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Olympus E-3
Aperture:	f/7.1
Exposure Time:	0.003 sec (1/320)
Focal Length:	283mm
ISO:	320
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	On, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Gain Control:	High gain up
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Version 1.0
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