Artamus leucorynchus

[greg cowle]

White-breasted woodswallow. Quite a common bird in my area, but hard to approach. Not a perfect capture, but a keeper until I get a better one. Background is sugar cane, the flowers on top.
300mm, 1/3200, f6.3, ISO2000.

[Bill Dix]

Good looking bird with a nice flight angle and good bg. Maybe lacking in fine detail, but I'm sure you'll get other chances.

[gail bisson]

Great pose with nice wing position. Details are not great but
definitely a keeper until you get a better one.
That is what keeps us bird photographers going-always trying to get a better shot!
Really nice BG!
Gail

[annmpacheco]

Always a challenge to lock focus on a swallow, especially against a busy BG... Good keeper till the next one! TFS

[Daniel Cadieux]

I can see why you like it, and I also can see why you are hoping to get a better one. Nice colours throughout.

[David Roach]

While it may be slightly soft, the painterly feel of the entire canvas works for me... TFS

[dankearl]

More than reasonable quality. I love trying to get these kind of photos, always worth trying.
Pose is great.

[greg cowle]

Thanks all for the comments. I will note Dan K that I started playing around with these small guys more after seeing some of your posts, so thanks for the inspiration.

[Arthur Morris]

Killer flight pose but, as noted above, there is a surprising lack of detail on the back feathers.

Please include the camera info with each post :)

with love, artie