I've been way from POTN for quite a while but I've got some new images to share. This is a series of images from a Bank Swallow colony near our piece of property, along the Northumberland Strait, in North east New Brunswick.
Bank Swallows are colonial nesters who excavate tunnels in the sides of sandy seaside banks.
The week of our visit timed well with the rapid development of the chicks. Near the end of our trip they had begun to pose at the end of the burrows to wait for their parents returning with food. If had been able to stay a few more days I would have been able to capture some of their first flights.
1. Partial view of colony as adults "hawk" for insects. You can see a row of tunnel holes in the cliff.
2. Two adults on the wing. A real challenge to capture (big crop). Sigma 70-200mm handheld.
3. Another adult in flight (cropped)
4. Parent flyby - I used f22 to try and capture the parent in flight & the young at the tunnel entrance
5. Snack incoming - "Open wide!" - I used f22 to try and capture the parent in flight & the young at the tunnel entrance
