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Taken 13-May-14
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Dimensions1104 x 948
Original file size128 KB
Image typeJPEG
Color spacesRGB
Date taken14-May-14 07:53
Date modified14-Aug-14 16:33
Shooting Conditions

Camera makeNIKON CORPORATION
Camera modelNIKON D7100
Focal length270 mm
Focal length (35mm)405 mm
Max lens aperturef/6.3
Exposure1/400 at f/8
FlashNot fired, compulsory mode
Exposure bias0 EV
Exposure modeAuto
Exposure prog.Aperture priority
ISO speedISO 125
Metering modePattern
Digital zoom1x
Violet-green Swallow D (Tachycineta thalassina) (??) in Flight -- or is this a Northern Rough Wing?

Violet-green Swallow D (Tachycineta thalassina) (??) in Flight -- or is this a Northern Rough Wing?

The morning insect hunt, from perches in the lonely valley oak near Road F and Trail 15. Apologies if these are not in sharp focus: I was lucky to even get the bird in the frame! This is a different approach, perhaps the same or perhaps different from previous swallows, labeled swallow D. Near the lonely valley oak on Road F, 7:52:45 am: D. I originally identified this as a Violet-green Swallow (Tachycineta thalassina). Phil Leighton writes: "You might check Northern Rough Wing Swallow for your flying swallow. The Violet Green Swallow should have bright white, with a clear edge extending above the eye as can be seen on your perched swallow." So I am providing Phil and you all, these many views, of the same and possibly different swallows.