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Swift Creek in Hamilton County is one of the Suwannee's more interesting tributaries. With a fast flow it lives up to its name.
CTA Skokie Swift "Jitterbug" 53 is running under the old North Shore catenary on it's southbound trip at Main St. Skokie, January 1985.
New to Kowloon Motor Bus as their 3BL59, registered DD3601, MIL5574 was one of 12 similar vehicles imported into the UK during 2001/2 by Brightbus. Its entire UK career has been spent as a school bus. Note the rudimentary demist unit - a dash mounted heater box with pipes either side directed at the windscreens.
A view of Swift River, off the Kancamagus Highway, NH.
Boring tech note: The light was extraordinary, but some exposures were hard to compensate (i.e. shooting from deep shade into brightly lit foliage, etc.) so I spent most of the day shooting with a Tiffen Circular Polarizing Filter. I have found that it preserves the blue of the sky without compromising the vivid reds and yellows, and it prevents a lot of sky 'whiteouts' when shots include deep shadow and bright sky.
Thousands of vaux swifts fly around this chimney for about an hour and then all dive in and only happens for about 4 weeks a year!!! Hundreds of people were watching!! Sometimes they made super psychedelic patterns in the sky! Amazing to see! Thousands of birds flying in synchronicity??????!!!!!!!!!!!!! A person about 8 feet away got pooped on........ ;D
Wiki: During fall migration one of the highlights for birders is the large groups of Vaux’s swifts that communally roost in chimneys along their way. This fantastic show that the birds put on may consist of a few birds or many thousands. Agate Hall at the University of Oregon and Chapman School in Portland are two of the largest known sites in the world housing thousands of swifts and drawing many onlookers. Vaux’s swifts are linked with old growth forest and need large hollow snags for nesting. The species is likely declining and migration is a great time to survey the population.
Mt Baker Wilderness, Washington
Mid August in the North Cascades: the upper parking lot had been cleared of enough snow to reveal the restrooms but it was like parking in a giant snowbowl. Although quite a few trails were obliterated by the snowpack, the trail to Lake Ann lost enough elevation and received enough direct sun to be open. At the bottom of the switchbacks, spring greenery filled the valley. Erratics littered the glacial meadow hosting Swift Creek, and Mt Baker dominated the skyline, out where the valley dropped off.
This is a two picture HDR rendering in Photomatix. The camera couldn't hold the glare of the peak and the landscape; I also tried a split ND, but blending two exposures made for a better transition.
It takes a lot of work with Setwings to get them to pose like this. They can be very skittish till they're used to you. And you have to have just-the-right-light. My Georgia yard after a two-day photo session ;-)
One of many Swifts from today at Stodmarsh in between the rain showers. The fastest birds in level flight, with an impressive top speed of 69mph
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I know, i am obsessed with swifts and swallows LOL LOL.But with there being fewer of them around this year and the crap weather, opportunities have been few and far between.
On another note,is my camera knackered ?.On 1 or 2 of todays pics when looked at on the camera monitor half the pic was ok and the other half was flashing black.Like it was an old negative ?, If i zoomed in a little the flashing black stopped,and the pics have downloaded to my computer ok.This has never happened before today,any ideas anyone ?.Thanks.
Joining the ranks of industrial equipment rusting into oblivion on CCTs property, this old crane frames BUGX 2000 as the the crew swiftly moves out of the shops to begin a perilous day of switching
"Chimney Swifts are among the most aerial of birds, flying almost constantly except when roosting overnight and nesting. When they do come to rest, they never sit on perches like most birds. Their long claws are suited only for clinging to the walls of chimneys and other vertical surfaces." Cornell
As its name suggests, the swift fox is a speedy and agile native of North American grasslands, with top speeds exceeding 30 mph.
Slight of build, the swift fox is roughly the size of a house cat, measuring between 12 and 16 inches tall and weighing a mere 5 to 7 pounds.
Primarily a nocturnal species, this individual was spotted during the day in north-central Colorado.
Credit: Ryan Moehring / USFWS
nailed it but bloody hard ,1 out of 50 is not a bad average i suppose ,no wonder they call them swifts
Common swift, Fortezza Medicea in Siena, Tuscany, Italy
Mauersegler, Fortezza Medicea in Siena, Toskana, Italien. Dort brüten sie zu Hunderten in der Mauer und sind von den Parkplätzen gut zu fotografieren.
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I'm riding the trailing SD40-2 on train 909. A few minutes earlier we had heard train 910 with 772 on the point clear at Swift. The radio crackled "switches lined and locked main to main" and we are rolling right along at the authorized 40mph as I lean out for a shot of our meet. Fun times back in the early 80's
I never thought I'd photograph these birds. They are common enough in summer - even feeding above my house - but are so fast, swoop erratically chasing insects, and are usually quite high. Today, though, clouds of them, and swallows and house martins, came low over the path I was on, so I gave it a go. With the bare lens (no extenders slowing the autofocus response), I was able to get some pretty good shots. This is about the best.
Explore - June 19th 2013.
Canon EOS 5D mark III, Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS II USM (handheld).
500mm, f/4, 1/2000, ISO 100.
Swift spider (Nyssus coloripes), missing a couple of legs. Still a very rapid spider! South of Rockingham, Western Australia
I immediately fell in love with the beautiul town of Swifts Creek and our visit here is all too short! If you ever find yourself in this part of the world I highly recommend a visit.
Swifts Creek is Located on the Great Alpine Road in the beautiful Tambo Valley between Omeo and Ensay, 379 kilometres east of Melbourne. The area was originally settled by Europeans in the gold rushes of the mid-1800s.
During Swift Response 2023 exercise I was able to attend some practices at Bardenas Reales shooting range in Spain by USAF A10s. No real fire (not even BRRRRRRRT, because of the ammunition) but great flying demos, some of them for the media. A great day!