Violet-green Swallow - William Pixler
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Location

Joshua Tree NP--Barker Dam area
Riverside, California, United States
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Map
Map Coordinates: 34.0309, -116.1463
Age
Not specified
Sex
Not specified

Observation details

Briefly landed right above dam and was immediately chased off by Phainopepla. Flew in with 2 other swallows which I suspect were also VGSW but did not get good looks at.

Technical information

Model
NIKON D40X
ISO
100
Focal length
500 mm
Flash
Flash did not fire
f-stop
f/8.0
Shutter speed
1/200 sec
Dimensions
899 pixels x 629 pixels
Original file size
243.78 KB