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    Default Tree Swallow and Whatever It Is It Caught.

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    A fun nest to photograph, and in a natural cavity. On this day the parents found a motherload of whatever that is in the bill and kept coming back and back again with their bills full of these lime-green insects to feed their brood with.

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    Daniel, Tree Swallows are beautiful by design. Fun looking at the camera with the 'whatever' lol.

    Bird gets lost just a tad with all the bark, lichen and the leaves but I find it sorta fun as well.

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    Cool Shot. Like the Green in the background.

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    Dan, the image looks a bit heavy in the contrast to me and perhaps a tad vibrant, the leaves have a curious appearance, soft and yet almost edgy if you get my drift. I would be inclined to tone the brightness of the bark down.

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    Quite the mouthful here. I just love the sleek look of their body. Looks so streamlined. The vertical framing is spot on. Also digging that lichen on the side of the tree.

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    I'm with John. Not sure what Jon is seeing *** the contrast looks perfect as do the highlights. The bugs are amazing. And the image is superbly framed and designed and the eye contact with the bird's left is is great. All iin all I love this one.

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