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Gotta Go
NoSpringChicken

Gotta Go (Hirundo rustica)

A Swallow on the sluice fence at Minsmere. It perched for a few seconds after feeding the youngsters and then spotted something important and was off, giving me enough time for just a single shot. Ron
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Habitat
Drainage sluice
Location
Minsmere, Suffolk
Date taken
27/6/10
Scientific name
Hirundo rustica
Equipment used
Olympus E-30 + ED 70-300 + EC14
mali
A well timed shot then Ron, nice work mate, if it was me, I'd probably be lucky enough to get just the tail in the frame.
 
ammadoux
superb shot of one of these i can never ever get.

LOL i see you are back to that brick red BG.
 
madamcoolpix
o:) WOW, you did the most of that brief moment, Ron, a single shot but turned out to be a smasher!!! Great DOF and nicely composed, swell job!!! :clap: :clap:
 
NoSpringChicken
Many thanks for your kind comments. LOL Ammadoux. You are right, I am being haunted by brick coloured backdrops. Sometimes I feel like I am serving a prison sentence. Ron
 

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