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Young ones
delia todd

Young ones (Hirunda rustica)

On our way up to the Patch towards the end of September we found a few Barn Swallows on the overhead wires.

From this picture it looks like there's two ages of youngsters here... the one on the left looks far more advanced than the one on the right?
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Habitat
Moorland and grazing
Location
Drimmie, Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland
Date taken
22 September, 2023
Scientific name
Hirunda rustica
Equipment used
Nikon Coolpix P900
Shutter speed, aperture & ISO
Birdwatching mode
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Category
Britain & Europe
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delia todd
Date added
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284
Comment count
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Image metadata

Device
NIKON COOLPIX P900
Aperture
ƒ/5
Focal length
80.3 mm
Exposure time
1/1250 second(s)
ISO
100
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
BF Swallow 22 September 2023.jpg
File size
249.1 KB
Date taken
Sun, 27 August 2023 12:06 PM
Dimensions
1500px x 1376px

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