Daily Archives: August 6, 2023
India! Wire-tailed Swallow
Wire-tailed Swallow: Near Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan, India, March 2023 — On the morning of our last day at Rathambore we drove out to one of the dams around Sawai Madhopur for some shore birding. The Wire-tailed Swallow was by far the most common Swallow we saw in the area of India we visited. Sony Rx10iv at 600mm equivalent. Program mode with my custom Birds and Wildlife modifications. Processed in Pixelmator Pro and Apple Photos. ISO 100 @ f5 and f4 @ 1/1000th and 1/800th.
Maine! Calico Pennants
Calico Pennant: Kennebunk Plains Nature Conservancy, Kennebunk, Maine, USA, August 2023 — There were several Calico Pennant mating wheels at Day Brook Pond on the Kennebunk Plains this week. This one posed against a interesting backdrop. And this is the season when I always try for a shot of a Calico on a Northern Blazing Star bud. Northern Blazing Star is an endangered plant that, along with the Black Racer Snake and the Upland Sandpiper, the Plains are managed for. The flowers are too broad for them to perch on but the buds are likely perches, especially the shorter plants just back from the shore of the pond. OM Systems OM-1 with 100-400mm zoom at 800mm equivalent. Program mode with my custom bird modifications. Processed in Pixelmator Pro. ISO 200 @ f6.3 @ 1/640th.