We were visiting an English Heritage property recently when we noticed a lot of birds fluttering in and out of the windows in the tower. It's times like these when I'm extremely glad of the long lens on my camera; it can see much further than I can!
Turns out there were house martins nesting in the rafters.
Not just one or two pairs, but loads. I spent ages happily taking snapshots, while my husband worked out where all the nests were (he can see these things without using the camera zoom).
My first attempt to capture one of the birds in flight was a rather amusing failure:
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as far as I am concered getting good shots of birds in flight is the # one problem in photography - so when you see one of those fantastic shots that makes the rounds on the internet - you have to say 'what a lucky shot!'
That last picture looks like a still from Hitchcock's The Birds. I would run screaming if I saw that coming at my camera lens...
What pretty birds.
We have a robin and a sparrow who made nests on top of the pillars of our porch this spring. Mama Robin has 4 babies, who keep her exhausted, flying to and fro, finding food. I tried to get pictures, but gave up after almost falling off my stool and into a flower bed.
BTW -- I happened across a phenomenal recipe for asparagus soup -- let me know if you're interested.
haha hey well atleast you tried! It looks kinda bat like!
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