Northern Rough-Winged Swallow - a photo on Flickriver

            We have been fortunate enough to have a group of these wonderful birds behind our house. I must admit though that they have been elusive to photograph as they spend much of their time flying and are quick, small targets to try and get a good shot of.

Luckily for me they have taken to a sand hill that has been created by ongoing construction in our neighbourhood and have begun digging out little burrows in the hill.  I still found though that I couldn't get close enough to get a sharp shot as everytime I got closer they would take to the air.  The time had come for me to try my new remote shutter release...so I set up my tripod with the camera focused on one of the sand holes and moved back within a comfortable distance waiting for them to return.  The resulting shot turned out 100% better than any of my previous attempts.  Hope you enjoy!

Taken on: June 3, 2017

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