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Not very tuneful
delia todd

Not very tuneful (Hirunda rustica)

On our way Up the Hill there were some young Barn Swallows on the overhead wires, which we stopped to photograph. In the past I'd have struggled to get them all in as there were so many. So jam-packed in it was impossible to count them. This time the struggle was because they're so spaced out along the wires.

Numbers are drastically down this year. If you look very carefully you'll see one is being fed by an adult.
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Habitat
Moorland and grazing
Location
Drimmie, Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland
Date taken
3 August, 2023
Scientific name
Hirunda rustica
Equipment used
Nikon Coolpix P900
Shutter speed, aperture & ISO
Birdwatching mode
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Category
Britain & Europe
Added by
delia todd
Date added
View count
355
Comment count
12

Image metadata

Device
NIKON COOLPIX P900
Aperture
ƒ/4.5
Focal length
46.4 mm
Exposure time
1/800 second(s)
ISO
100
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
BF Barn Swallows 3 August 2023.jpg
File size
164.4 KB
Date taken
Tue, 18 July 2023 1:16 PM
Dimensions
1500px x 693px

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