Sand Martin

[cajuca]

Sand Martin (Riparia riparia) - U/WVPM - CF, CR, KM
uncommon winter visitor on the island , can be found near water i.e Reservoir/pond ...


The Sand Martin (Riparia riparia) is a migratory passerine bird in the swallow family. It has a wide range in summer, embracing practically the whole of Europe and the Mediterranean countries, part of northern Asia and also North America. It winters in eastern and southern Africa, South America and South Asia. It is known as Bank Swallow in North America, and as Collared Sand Martin in South Asia, and sometimes as European Sand Martin.
above info #From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia#

 

[Reno]

Mark... You got great reflex..!! Love no.4 and 5.:thumbsup::thumbsup:

 

[Newguy69]

Shifu Mark, Power!!! :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

 

[hiker]

beautiful series, love the last shot, so cute!:lovegrin::lovegrin::lovegrin:

 

[Mendis]

Fantastic shots, Mark! Sharp, great colours and flight man!!! :thumbsup:

 

[cajuca]

ths all for the kind comments

 

[overdodo]

:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

 

[Morphis]

Good job. Well done!!!

 

[vincechan06]

Power shots. Love the clean background, and of course the sharp birds.

 

[strobby]

Power series....:thumbsup:

 

[mt275]

Wow great shots! Can I ask what lens/focal length you were using?

 

[Pearlang]

The birds are sooooo cute. :heart::heart:

 

[tanhb]

Solid.:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

 

[Yih Yeong]

Shifu Mark. Very solid. :thumbsup:

 

[cajuca]

Wow great shots! Can I ask what lens/focal length you were using?

bird in flight
D2x, nikkor 300mm f/4 on 300mm

bird on rock
D300, sigma 300-800mm DG, on 800mm