Swallows - Purple Martin, Northern Rough-winged and Violet-Green

Hi, I have a few more swallow pictures.


Purple Martin.
These are the biggest of the swallows and have nested exclusively on nest boxes for more than 100 years.

Nice shots; I don't think I've seen a purple martin since I was a kid. Just last week though we found a flock of the rough-winged swallows flying right through and around a big concrete culvert over a creek at breakneck speed; fun to watch.
Al

Very well done on the series jodelak! Some beautiful colors you captured.

These are great Jo, we used to have purple martins around here....but I haven't seen any of them in years.

Great series Jo, I particularly like the feeding shots of the Purple Martins, nice work.

Beautiful shots Jo. Looks like you had a great day of shooting.

Very nice images Jo. I've not seen Northern Rough-WInged Swallows before.

CDMOOSE wrote in post #14430537
Nice shots; I don't think I've seen a purple martin since I was a kid. Just last week though we found a flock of the rough-winged swallows flying right through and around a big concrete culvert over a creek at breakneck speed; fun to watch.
Al

Thanks Al, I'm not gonna ask how many years ago . The swallows do like to speed in bulk, they are indeed a sight to enjoy

txcanon wrote in post #14430868
Very well done on the series jodelak! Some beautiful colors you captured.

Thanks for the kind words Brad

Shar824 wrote in post #14431196
These are great Jo, we used to have purple martins around here....but I haven't seen any of them in years.

Thanks Sharon, hope they come back in your neck of woods

2slo wrote in post #14431211
Great series Jo, I particularly like the feeding shots of the Purple Martins, nice work.

Thanks Mark, I think they are kissing or fighting

Don1 wrote in post #14431446
Beautiful shots Jo. Looks like you had a great day of shooting.

Thanks Don, actually these are 2 days of shooting

Stephen Stephen wrote in post #14432201
Very nice images Jo. I've not seen Northern Rough-WInged Swallows before.

Thanks Stephen, I did not know the name until somebody corrected me

Absolutely fantastic Swallow series Jodelak! Love the variety.

cfcRebel wrote in post #14436070
Absolutely fantastic Swallow series Jodelak! Love the variety.

Thanks for the kind words Fee

Jo,your swallow series is wonderful.
Congrats.

very nice series, Jo

Joe, that may be the best rendition of Purple Martin colors that I've seen in a long time. Love these little ones. It must have been fun to make the photos. I see them on wires all the time. They must like it up there. The Violet-greens are so very interesting. I wonder if we have them here.

Charles Roy wrote in post #14436977
Jo,your swallow series is wonderful.
Congrats.

Thanks Charles, having wonderful subjects makes shooting enjoyable

dgraham329 wrote in post #14437574
very nice series, Jo

Thanks Dean

Diamond Lil wrote in post #14437855
Joe, that may be the best rendition of Purple Martin colors that I've seen in a long time. Love these little ones. It must have been fun to make the photos. I see them on wires all the time. They must like it up there. The Violet-greens are so very interesting. I wonder if we have them here.

Thank you Lil, your words brings joy and lightens up the day Of all the swallows I think my favorites are the violet-greens and I found a few of them very close to my house. I am still looking for the place they rest and hopefull take some pics