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Tree Swallow
digishooter

Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)

There were several of these nesting in boxes set up by the "Sea and Sage" Audubon chapter. I was regularly getting a not to subtle buzzing to remind me I was not welcome.
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Habitat
Ripariane: ponds / thick brush / varied tree
Location
San Joaquin Riparian Preserve: Orange Co., CA., USA
Date taken
May 2008
Scientific name
Tachycineta bicolor
Equipment used
Canon 30 D: EF 500 IS L @ 4.0: 1/2000 @ f 8.0, EXP comp -.33 : ISO 320: metering partial: white bal 5000 : Fill flash, Canon EX 580 gun,-.66 comp Better Beamer extender : RAW, processed in Adobe Lightroom, CS2, Neat : monopod
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A very beautiful perching shot! These guys are always noisy anyway.
May be that's their way to welcome someone.
 

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