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21-JUN-2006 Lloyd Spitalnik

Purple Martin

Monmouth County, NJ

Progne Subis

Purple Martins are North America's largest swallow. Their diet consists solely of flying insects. Leaves, twigs and mud are used for nest building.

Canon EOS 1D Mark II ,Canon EF 300mm f/4L IS USM
1/250s f/16.0 at 300.0mm iso250 with Flash full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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coaster13-Apr-2010 03:42
Beautiful capture!
Nestor Derkach18-May-2007 11:04
Excellent Purple Martin shot .
They have a grea song!! Vote
carol j. phipps23-Sep-2006 13:53
Excellent. I agree with Buz. Vote.
Buz Kiefer29-Jun-2006 03:17
Beautiful photo. That bit of leaf makes it a special nature shot. Vote.
Chris P.29-Jun-2006 03:05
Great shot. I think I'll try to find some tomorrow :-)
Peter Stahl29-Jun-2006 01:54
Nice pose and great lighting. Hope this comment is better than my last. GMV.
Tom Munson28-Jun-2006 15:25
Outstanding image Lloyd, great use of flash. gmv
De'Carr Studio27-Jun-2006 04:04
Another great capture!!! Vote
Bob Foisel26-Jun-2006 17:24
Excellent capture. I've been so busy lately, this makes me want to get out and capture some wildlife.
Steven Jusczyk26-Jun-2006 07:40
Excellent catch!
Wei O'Connell26-Jun-2006 03:35
Excellent capture. Beautiful. voted.
Bryan Murahashi26-Jun-2006 03:00
Beautiful bird and capture. Very nicely exposed with the flash. GMV.
Guest 26-Jun-2006 00:15
Beautiful shot Lloyd, excellent use of fill-flash, GMV!
Yi Feng26-Jun-2006 00:15
Excellent capture! Beautiful exposure and lovely composed image! V
Vilone25-Jun-2006 21:56
Beautiful bird. Great details & composition! GMV!!!
akleja25-Jun-2006 14:27
Beautiful bird and a great shot! Vote!
Beverly Wickersham25-Jun-2006 13:24
Nice shot. Well exposed for this very dark bird.
Herb 25-Jun-2006 13:08
Nice image
Sheila25-Jun-2006 12:18
The midnight blue/black of its feathers is lovely. Very nice shot.
lou_rozensteins25-Jun-2006 11:14
Excellent details! The flash has caught the shine in the feathers ..... well done.
laine8225-Jun-2006 06:37
I agree with Kent, the flash has provided the right amount of light. Good work.
shatterbug25-Jun-2006 05:16
Vegetarian ;-) Great capture Lloyd and fine use of flash! Beautiful bird. Vote.