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quite pleased with the general sharpness of this for such a fast bird . .quite pleased to have got it in the frame at all!
The Swift Motor Company made Swift Cars in Coventry from 1900 until 1931. It grew progressively from James Starley's Coventry Sewing Machine Company, via bicycle and motorised cycle manufacture. This 1927 Swift, SF 7805, is seen at a lunchtime gathering at The Old Bull Inn, Inkberrow.
In August migrating chinook and sockeye salmon swim up Swift Creek at Valemount, British Columbia, Canada.
Every September, the Vaux's Swifts migrate through Portland and use a chimney at a local elementary school to roost. Up to 10,000 birds gather at sunset and put on an amazing show as they swoop in to the chimney. Hundreds of people come every night to hang out, picnic and watch the show. Occasionally a hawk comes by and provides a little added excitement by trying to get dinner.
Composite - One of my favourite birds 2 tries to get this
full frame added the one on the left off to Mull soon for a mini break can't wait :-)
Needed a break from flickr been watching the world cup football there's only one Harry Kane ha I would support Scotland too if they were in it :)
Photo by Andy
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Heading down the B5013 and actually managing to stay on the right side of the road.
Couldn't believe it when this turned out to be in focus....
Interesting fact "As the bird is hunting, insects are collected in the back of the throat in a special food pouch and bound together with saliva into a ball called a bolus, which is periodically eaten or taken to the nest. These food balls can contain thousands of insects.
Read more at www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/bird-and-wildlife-guid...;
Even trickier than a Swallow!!! Travelling at speeds of up to 31 metres per second (112 km/h : 70 mph) This is as good as I've got so far....not for want of trying! Knocked me dizzy. There were upwards of 30 swooping and diving around me for well over an hour. Just incredible to see.
They fascinate me as, other than when nesting, they spend their lives in the air, living on the insects caught in flight; they drink, feed, and often mate and sleep on the wing. Sometimes individuals can go 10 months without ever landing. No other bird spends as much of its life in flight...magical birds❤️
This is a picture of a Swift River Cruiser on the North Tract of the Patuxent Research Refuge near Fort Meade, Maryland.
Laurel Quad
An attempt at capturing Swifts flying directly towards me from my garden. Amazed that the 7D II managed to track these at all considering their speed!
Canadian Air Force CF-188 Hornet (188736) (Y0 X) has seemingly not yet flown during the first week of Exercise Cobra Warrior, since arriving on 30 August.
Seen here on the day of arrival at RAF Waddington, this RCAF Hornet from 401 Tactical Fighter Squadron, based at Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada.
A small graphic of a mountain sheep's head is shown at the top of the vertical stabilizer. The mountain sheep, indigenous to many parts of Canada, is known for its great stamina and fighting power.
On the nose strake a graphic reads - SWIFT DEATH
Neotropical-palm Swift or fork-tailed palm swift -Tachornis squamata, on a overhead power line on the road between Cuiaba and Pocone , State of Mato Grosso, Brazil.
Small foxes native to short and mixed grass prairies of the West. Found in the Oklahoma panhandle and northwest corner of the state. Exact numbers of wild ones is not known, but they are found in only 40% of their historic range, so it follows their numbers are down accordingly. This one lives in the Oklahoma Trails Exhibit of the OKC Zoo.
Our beautiful world, pass it on.
I took over 200 pictures of flying Swifts and only managed to get a few sharp photos.
No fault with the camera, it was more the erratic flying as they twisted in the air whenever they saw an insect.
Hoverspeed SRN4 GH-2004 is loading for Dover at Calais on a blustery evening in September 1989. Not the calmest of crossings!
Pentax K1000/50mm
Ilford FP4
Taken Yeadon Tarn. I took about 30 shots of them swooping over the tarn and this is the best shot..I now know why they are called Swifts.
The common swift (Apus apus) is a medium-sized bird, superficially similar to the barn swallow or house martin but somewhat larger. It is, however, completely unrelated to those passerine species, since swifts are in the separate order Apodiformes. The resemblances between the groups are due to convergent evolution reflecting similar life styles. Swifts' nearest relatives are thought to be the New World hummingbirds and the Southeast Asian treeswifts.
Their scientific name comes from the Ancient Greek words α "without", and πούς, "feet". ἄπους, apous, meaning "without feet". These birds have very short legs which they use only for clinging to vertical surfaces (hence the German name Mauersegler, literally meaning "wall-glider"). They never settle voluntarily on the ground, where they would be vulnerable to accidents and predation.
To me the sound of the screaming swifts at dusk always reminds me of my childhood . Happy memories !!
Please take A look in Large !! press L
Thanks to everyone that takes the time and makes the effort to comment and fave my pics its very much appreciated
Regards Clive
Last few photos now processed. They are very dark, so when you bring up the shadows they are quite noisy: Topaz Sharpen AI used on all to manage that.
Taylor Swift tries to control her hair against the wind as she visits St. Paul’s Cathedral with a few friends in London on Thursday (May 7).
The 19-year-old country sensation tweeted, “Went to St. Paul’s Cathedral today. Four hundred gazillion stairs + being scolded three different times for having my camera out = fun.”
Taylor performed to a sold-out crowd last night at Shepherd’s Bush Empire.
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From "The Lake" at the Toronto International Boat Show. The canoe is the 14 foot Prospector, kevlar fusion laminate, manufactured by Swift Canoe Co. What a great paddle to start the year!