{"id":39932,"date":"2016-06-05T04:00:32","date_gmt":"2016-06-05T10:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=39932"},"modified":"2016-06-03T05:49:25","modified_gmt":"2016-06-03T11:49:25","slug":"fighting-tree-swallows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2016\/06\/05\/fighting-tree-swallows\/","title":{"rendered":"Fighting Tree Swallows"},"content":{"rendered":"

Photographing fighting tree swallows in very low light is an exercise in frustration. The action is fast and furious so sufficient shutter speed is unavailable to freeze the action. Keep that in mind when you see the third image in this post.<\/p>\n

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1\/800, f\/6.3, ISO 800, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The swallows were fighting over nest cavities in an old aspen tree\u00a0several days ago in\u00a0eastern Idaho. This one was threatening other\u00a0swallows as they flew in close to the cavity opening.<\/p>\n

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1\/640, f\/6.3, ISO 800, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM, not baited, set up or called in <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

In this shot there’s a threatening bird in flight and coming in fast out of frame to the left.<\/p>\n

Prepare yourself – the next shot is simply horrible but I do think it’s just sharp enough to show us\u00a0how aggressive these little birds can be.<\/p>\n

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1\/640, f\/6.3, ISO 800, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The swallow on the perch jumped up to meet the aggressor and they tangled in mid-air. The birds are soft because I didn’t have enough shutter speed and I lost focus on them anyway but I still enjoy seeing the action.<\/p>\n

Maybe next time I’ll actually have some light…<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n

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Photographing fighting tree swallows in very low light is an exercise in frustration.<\/p>\n

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