ML255433121
swallow sp. Hirundinidae sp.
Contributor
Alison Davies Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Whelan Lake Bird Sanctuary (permission required)
San Diego, California, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
Media notes
Cliff and Barn Swallows
Observation details
Conservative estimate. Upon my arrival on the property and just a short distance from the gate, I counted 287 swallows perched on the telephone lines on the right side of the road. (Multiple photos show all 4 species present, but I couldn't get all of them in one frame.) At the same time, dozens were swooping in and out over the brush and others were flying back and forth over the water in the drainage canal. Additionally, at least 15-20 more were gliding over the lake.
Technical information
- Model
- NIKON D500
- Lens
- 200.0-500.0 mm f/5.6
- ISO
- 800
- Focal length
- 340 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire
- f-stop
- f/11.0
- Shutter speed
- 1/2000 sec
- Dimensions
- 3768 pixels x 3119 pixels
- Original file size
- 2.56 MB