I was taking a series of photos the other day to stitch together for a banner for this page....scroll down to the bottom of this page to see it.....and had no idea that I had accidentally--perhaps even miraculously!--captured this Purple Martin in flight. These birds dart around like crazy snatching mosquitoes from the sky, so we all have Martin Houses in our yards to coax them to stay close. They're very helpful in controlling the mosquito population but very hard to photograph. Sometimes we just get really lucky!!
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12 comments:
Very well done ... we can really feel the motion ...
Great shot!
Nice picture! I love Purple Martins!
You caught ol' Martin on the fly alright! Very nice, Lucky Lake Lady. It is fun to watch their erratic flight.
Martins are really big bug eaters and I hope nobody starts a spraying program as they would get sick in a hurry. Beautiful photography.
great catch, well done.
Very nice photo! Love it:)
That is a great picture of sky and Purple Martin. I love the outline of its shape. Nice capture.
It certainly was a great capture.. the shapes is awesome and perfect for the high speeds it flies at.. neat sky watch post..
Great shot!
love the bird... it's as though the clouds are fleeting right along with him. lovely.
what a great photo for sky watch its always great when we capture something we didn't see to start with
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