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2016/06/28

Swallows and swifts

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Tornseglare - Apus apus - Common Swift

Hussvala - Delichon urbica - House Martin
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House Martin

This bullet is a
Ladusvala - Hirundo rustica - Barn swallow

© NF Photo 160625 Trolldal

Three species of swallows and swifts in an hour. Not bad in my book. This is three out of four of them in Sweden. The one I don´t have is the Sand Martin. People say they are in my area but I have never seen them. Not as I know anyway.

This particular day the Barn Swallow was the hardest one to catch. It is so fast and flew around my head, too close. And to fast to catch.

But, I had a lot of fun.

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2016/06/03

Tornseglare - Apus apus - Common Swift

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Tornseglare - Apus apus - Common Swift

© NF Photo 160601 Edbyberga

This is a collage from 4 images. Yes 4, one image was 2 birds. The top right, and the bottom right. All images was taken from the same spot.

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2015/07/07

Tornseglare - Apus apus - Common Swift

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Tornseglare - Apus apus - Common Swift

One of my top ten favorites among birds. The Swift. I like the sound from them, I like the look, I like the challenge to capture them. They never sit down. They fly straight in to the nest without hesitation. Like a bullet. And turnes like crazy in mid air.

This day I was lucky :) I can take a hundred images and one is good. They also serve as a measure of my brain and reaction times. As long as I can capture them I am still "young" despite what the number of years tells me. I only wish they were here a little bit longer. 2.5 months is too little.

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2014/07/22

Tornseglare - Apus apus - Common Swift

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Tornseglare - Apus apus - Common Swift

© NF Photo 140704, Hagbyberga Kyrkoruin

There are a ruin of an old church about 20km from my town. Many swifts comes here for breeding so it is a great place to try to catch them. But it is a challenge and that´s why it is fun. They moves quickly between trees, stonewalls and the church tower. They are nesting everywhere on this ruin. You can see them swap into a nest but you can never catch it. Unless you put a videocamera running. And I don´t have one.
Last one not great, but fun, captured in the middle of a turn. And they turn quickly. :)