My OperaHouse Martin Feeding its Young (and a squirrel up a very tall pole)
Wednesday, August 3, 2011 9:55:35 PM
Before I get to the main part of the post, just a quick shot of the slightly confused squirrel that greeted me as I left the house this morning. It had managed to get up there, but seemed very uncertain about a way down.
I presume it made a safe escape. It was long gone by the time I got home this evening.
And now to the main part of the post. I've been photographing the local swallows and house martins on a regular basis over the past few weeks, and today I spotted the very distinctive nest of a house martin, clamped to the eaves of the local church.
I settled down to watch, and sure enough after a few minutes a little head peeked out.
Just in time to greet the incoming parent.
The parent(s) were back and forth regularly over the next half hour. Many mouths to feed!
Storms are threatened for tomorrow, but you can be sure I'll be back there when the summer weather returns on Friday.
Camera note: squirrel shots taken with the Canon 7D and EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L USM IS lens. I used the EF 400mm f/5.6L USM for the house martins.
I presume it made a safe escape. It was long gone by the time I got home this evening.
And now to the main part of the post. I've been photographing the local swallows and house martins on a regular basis over the past few weeks, and today I spotted the very distinctive nest of a house martin, clamped to the eaves of the local church.
I settled down to watch, and sure enough after a few minutes a little head peeked out.
Just in time to greet the incoming parent.
The parent(s) were back and forth regularly over the next half hour. Many mouths to feed!
Storms are threatened for tomorrow, but you can be sure I'll be back there when the summer weather returns on Friday.
Camera note: squirrel shots taken with the Canon 7D and EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L USM IS lens. I used the EF 400mm f/5.6L USM for the house martins.
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