Northern Rough-winged Swallow

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Kind of cute with the fluffed up feathers, otherwise rather plain without the color of other swallows in the area.

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Any thoughts appreciated.

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Canon R5; 100-500 with 1.4 TC at 700 mm; 1/1000 at f10, +1 EV; ISO 400


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Hi, Allen - I don’t think I’ve seen this swallow - or maybe they are just too fast for me!
I really like Mr. Fluffy here, with a nice head-turn and pose.
Nice catch!

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Thanks, Sandy. This was taken at the P Ranch in Malheur, where there were quite a few.

Hi Allen, I like the puffed up look too. Nice head turn. A pretty cute bird.

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Nice job on this one, Allen. They’re around here, but it’s one of the few species we don’t have on our property and I’ve never gotten a shot of one. You’re really getting me interested in hitting Malheur next year.

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I’d love to have a meet-up at Malheur, if anyone is interested! None of us up here in the PNW are far…