Dusky Woodswallow with Young

[John Cooper]

Similar to the other woodswallows, the Dusky often selects crevices behind peeling bark to build thier nest.

Canon EOS 10D, 100-300 F5.6L, ISO 200, 1/125 sec F 11, Fill flash.

[Doug Brown]

Hi John. Those chicks look hungry! The parent could stand a little more sharpening. I would have bumped my ISO to get a little more shutter speed. I hope you're not disturbing these nesting birds, particularly with the use of flash. :)

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Great behavior and setting. The critical focus seems to be in front of the bird.

[Lance Peters]

Hi John - Like the pose and setting - think the ethics of the nesting behaviour is going to be a touchy subject.