20140712 886 Purple Martin.jpg by Hank Vander Velde

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12-JUL-2014	Hank Vander Velde

20140712 886 Purple Martin.jpg

Ottawa West

Image taken at the banding of young martins, during which time their house was lowered and the adults were restlessly flying about and/or alternately perching on an adjacent Martin house. A good opportunity to get flight shots of these normally fast and hard to shoot little birds.

Nikon D800 ,Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6D ED VR AF
1/2500s f/8.0 at 310.0mm iso400 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto

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fotabug 24-Jul-2014 06:09
What a wonderful image! V

Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal 23-Jul-2014 07:00
Ja Prachtig Hank, heel knap gedaan.

Jean Chiasson 22-Jul-2014 17:40
Beautiful image timnig Hank

bill friedlander 22-Jul-2014 16:27
Incredible in-flight shot! The wing spread is marvelous! Great work! V

jychamberland 22-Jul-2014 15:50
superb flight shot Hank!

Fong Lam 22-Jul-2014 14:44
Lovely flight shot with excellent details, Hank....V

s_barbour 22-Jul-2014 13:06
Wow, spectacular shot of those magnificent wings!

NealyBob 22-Jul-2014 11:08
Excellent in flight capture Hank~! Very sharp and colorful~!

Bryan Murahashi 22-Jul-2014 04:55
Great shot of these flying darts. V

janescottcumming 22-Jul-2014 00:19
Wonderful quizical look he is giving you! Excellent flight shot.

hayl 22-Jul-2014 00:02
Wonderful freeze frame showing off every detail of every feather.

Stephanie 21-Jul-2014 23:58
It's fascinating to see how this martin is watching you! Also nice to see how the feet are tucked up into its feathers. :)

Tom Munson 21-Jul-2014 23:34
Beautiful flight shot, Hank. Sharp.

Jean Chiasson 21-Jul-2014 23:01
Beautiful action shot Hank

francoisconstantin 21-Jul-2014 22:52
Perfection!!!

Simon Chandler 21-Jul-2014 22:44
Excellent capture of the unique pose. v

Pierre Martin 21-Jul-2014 22:23
great shot! all wings spreaded

Claude Gagnon 21-Jul-2014 21:43
Looks like an angel :))

Zeeby 21-Jul-2014 21:42
Excellent! V

Janet Forjan-Freedman 21-Jul-2014 21:18
Very nice capture of this aerial acrobat!

Colin Storey 21-Jul-2014 20:01
Fantastic inflight shot with the wings fully opened.

Jim Coffman 21-Jul-2014 19:57
A perfect in-flight capture,Hank! These are very hard to capture because they are so fast!

joseantonio 21-Jul-2014 19:33
And you obviously took your opportunity to get this spectacular shot.

Michal Leszczynski 21-Jul-2014 19:33
Great photo, Hank, I like this flying pose and eyes contact. Perfect exposure and timing. Wonderful capture. V.

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Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal		23-Jul-2014 07:00
Ja Prachtig Hank, heel knap gedaan.

bill friedlander		22-Jul-2014 16:27
Incredible in-flight shot! The wing spread is marvelous! Great work! V

Fong Lam		22-Jul-2014 14:44
Lovely flight shot with excellent details, Hank....V

s_barbour		22-Jul-2014 13:06
Wow, spectacular shot of those magnificent wings!

NealyBob		22-Jul-2014 11:08
Excellent in flight capture Hank~! Very sharp and colorful~!

Bryan Murahashi		22-Jul-2014 04:55
Great shot of these flying darts. V

janescottcumming		22-Jul-2014 00:19
Wonderful quizical look he is giving you! Excellent flight shot.

hayl		22-Jul-2014 00:02
Wonderful freeze frame showing off every detail of every feather.

Stephanie		21-Jul-2014 23:58
It's fascinating to see how this martin is watching you! Also nice to see how the feet are tucked up into its feathers. :)

Tom Munson		21-Jul-2014 23:34
Beautiful flight shot, Hank. Sharp.

Simon Chandler		21-Jul-2014 22:44
Excellent capture of the unique pose. v

Pierre Martin		21-Jul-2014 22:23
great shot! all wings spreaded

Janet Forjan-Freedman		21-Jul-2014 21:18
Very nice capture of this aerial acrobat!

Colin Storey		21-Jul-2014 20:01
Fantastic inflight shot with the wings fully opened.

Jim Coffman		21-Jul-2014 19:57
A perfect in-flight capture,Hank! These are very hard to capture because they are so fast!

joseantonio		21-Jul-2014 19:33
And you obviously took your opportunity to get this spectacular shot.

Michal Leszczynski		21-Jul-2014 19:33
Great photo, Hank, I like this flying pose and eyes contact. Perfect exposure and timing. Wonderful capture. V.