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Whenever I am able to take portraits of my subjects without disturbing or harassing them I will eagerly accept the opportunity because of the incredible fine details that can show in close up images.<\/p>\n

I believe it is a mistake to pass up opportunities like I had three days ago with some juvenile Barn Swallows perched right next to a creek where they have become acclimated to vehicle and foot traffic and do not seem to be disturbed by it.<\/p>\n

\"JuvenileJuvenile Barn Swallow portrait – Nikon D500, f11, 1\/320, ISO 640, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

I’d driven up into a Wasatch Mountain<\/span><\/a> canyon and was patiently waiting for the sun to rise over the mountains when I spotted several juvenile Barn Swallows perched on a fence right next to the road in lovely morning light.<\/p>\n

I slowly moved towards them using my Jeep as a mobile blind and I was thrilled that not a single swallow flew off when I was within range to take close ups of the young swallows.<\/p>\n

The thick stand of willows across the creek gave me this wonderful green background, green backgrounds are something I treasure especially at this time of the year because down in the valley so much has dried out and turned to tans, beige and brown from the dryness and heat.<\/p>\n

In this juvenile Barn Swallow portrait I enjoy being able to see the dirt on the bill of the swallow, the fleshy gape that indicates that this bird is young plus all of the fine feather details.<\/p>\n

\"BarnBarn Swallow juvenile up close – Nikon D500, f11, 1\/320, ISO 640, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

This is a close up of the same juvenile Barn Swallow where it had turned towards the south, in the full resolution image I can see the silhouette of my Jeep in its eye.<\/p>\n

After I’d take about two dozen images of the juvenile Barn Swallows I drove away slowly and left the young swallows to enjoy the warm morning light.<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Note: With my cropped sensor Nikon D500 and 500mm lens with the 1.4x teleconverter attached I photographed these young Barn Swallows at 1050mm, I want it to be clear that I wasn’t up in their faces when I took these images.<\/em><\/p>\n

Click here<\/a><\/span> to see more of my Barn Swallow photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I’d driven up into a Wasatch Mountain canyon and was waiting for the sun to rise over the mountains when I spotted several juvenile Barn Swallows perched on a fence right next to the road in lovely morning light. 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