Sip in Flight - a photo on Flickriver

Sip in Flight

            A barn swallow slices through the air like an arrow, skimming the water’s surface with precision. Its lower bill traces ripple streaks, leaving a trail behind the contact point and distorting the reflections beneath it. The scene captures a fleeting interaction between raw agility and nature’s quiet offering.
   

Taken on: July 11, 2025

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Groups appears in: • Birds • Wildlife Photography more » • Amateurs • San Francisco Bay Area Birders • Nature Photography • α - Sony Alpha Cameras • Official National Geographic Group • Birding In The Wild • California Photographer • Birdshare • California Nature • Sony Alpha Community • National Geographic | World Wide • Animals/Birds of Planet Earth • National Geographic Group • *Specialist Nature & Wildlife Photographers* (P1 - A2) • Flickr Bird Brigade • Wild Bird Photography • **Optical Excellence Level 1 ~ Post 1/Award 3 • Specialists' Choice Nature & Wildlife (P1 - A2) • Nature Shoot All the World/ No flowers Wild animal only • Sony 600mm f/4 FE Images « less

Camera: Sony ILCE-1M2, f/4.0, 1/4000 sec, 600mm, ISO 400 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Sony ILCE-1M2
Lens:	FE 600mm F4 GM OSS
Aperture:	f/4.0
Exposure Time:	1/4000 sec
Focal Length:	600mm
ISO:	400
Exposure Bias:	-0.3 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Saturation:	High
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 14.4 (Windows)
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