Maria Small
July 2026 - Excited Tree Swallow
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About the Image(s)
I took this image of a tree swallow earlier this month on my walk on a cloudy morning at the San
Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. This tree swallow was perched on a small tree branch and when I
was taking some shots of it and hoping it would take off, all of a sudden it decided to look me in
the eye, open its mouth wide open and vocalize. What a delightful cutie!
Settings were f 6.3, 1/1600 s, ISO 1000 and shot at 394 mm.
Post processing was done in Photoshop. Big crop then made some adjustments on exposure,
contrast, vibrance, highlights and shadows.
2 comments posted
Maria, nice bird showing some behaviour. Image is sharp in spite of the magnum crop. The stick coming in an angle from the corner of the frame adds interest. Perfect background. Posted: 07/02/2026 12:07:51
Maria - this is lovely! I don't know how you could even see the swallow open its mouth per your original! Amazing crop! Great detail achieved. Wonderful. Posted: 07/09/2026 15:31:11