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I love Swifts almost as much as the Swallows Etc,but trying to get the exposure right i find can be very difficult.
When I scouted this site during the day, I had no idea that the light from a nearby farmhouse nearby would light up the Sanctuary grain elevator so brightly, but I actually like the result. The light pollution on the horizon is from Swift Current, where I was staying and about an hour's drive away.
You can see all the images from my two trips to Alberta and Saskatchewan in my Prairies album
Not as sharp as it looked on the camera, Grantown-on Spey, Scotland.
These are noticeably absent from the skies above our garden this year. In fact, I'm not sure I've seen any at all in mid Sussex yet
July 2022 - reprocessed using Topaz Sharpen AI
Pallid Swifts (*Apus pallidus*) are a distinctive presence in Gibraltar's skies, notably during the spring and summer months. These migratory birds breed in the region, often nesting under the eaves of buildings and cliffs, including the Gibraltar National Museum. A significant study conducted by the Gibraltar National Museum, Gibraltar Botanic Gardens, and the Gibraltar Ornithological & Natural History Society (GONHS) utilized GPS tracking to monitor the annual movements of Pallid Swifts. The findings revealed that these birds exhibit remarkable site fidelity, returning to the same nesting sites each year. Their migration patterns are equally impressive; departing Gibraltar in August, they journey to sub-Saharan Africa, spending time in regions such as the Sahel and tropical rainforests, before returning in March or April. During this period, they remain airborne, rarely coming to land . In Gibraltar, conservation efforts include the installation of live-feed cameras at nesting sites, allowing the public to observe the breeding process and fostering greater awareness and protection of these remarkable birds
Photographed at El Mojon Spain
The Swift have returned again this year to their nesting areas underneath a roof slab in a partly constructed building in El Mojon, I have seen them at this location for the last three years, they are normally seen nesting there from mid June to early August. They are for sure difficult birds to photograph in flight, they fly so fast and are so unpredictable in flight.
Is the appearance at Tamworth of Class 321 No. 321334 forming 5Z84 0848 Mossend Down Yard - Doncaster RMT an indicator of a new logistics flow? All parties associated with this Eversholt-inspired 'Swift Express Freight' working are said to be tight-lipped as to its purpose. All will no doubt be revealed in due course. Copyright Photograph John Whitehouse - all rights reserved
We have a very small number this year, all nesting in the one old barn. Now I'm getting on top of their flight plans, it's getting easier to catch them, but still a way to go.
Swift Creek splits into several branches at Canyon View Park in Afton, Wyoming, so little steel bridges are scattered throughout the park. Fallen leaves add to the picturesque location.
I have been wanting to photograph these rare, critically endangered birds for some years. There are thought to be less than 2000 left in the wild. Today I got the chance in perfect weather and fairly close. Mega tick!
This Swift was about 2 feet from the top of the grass.
Still trying to get one catching a fly in mid-air...
Swift by name and swift by nature - tricky birds to photograph!! Seen at The Abbey Halesowen West Midlands UK - 27-08-24
Poor Light while two swifts were flying and when the good light came the Swifts were nowhere to be seen :-( better luck next time maybe.
A Little disappointed as i waited for a while but that's wildlife and why i love it.
Two Juvenile swallows as book ends. Two
Juvenile Swifts looking in and in the middle an adult swallow feeding a juvenile.
We climbed Ingleborough to find flocks of swifts at the top, feeding on the swarms of midges. (I haven’t painted the midges). The hill in the background is Pen-y-ghent which means roughly "windy hill" in the ancient British language. Watercolour 11x12", french ultramarine, quinacridone magenta, permanent rose, aureolin, cadmium yellow pale.