Keywords:Crane Creek State Park, Lake Erie, Magee marsh, Ohio, Swamp, Tachycineta bicolor, bird, breeding, dead, defending territory and nest hole, perched, snag, spring, tree swallow, wetland
Photo Info
Dimensions6000 x 4800
Original file size9.45 MB
Image typeJPEG
Color spaceAdobe RGB (1998)
Date taken4-May-11 11:44
Date modified26-May-17 17:38
Shooting Conditions
Camera makeNIKON CORPORATION
Camera modelNIKON D2X
Focal length420 mm
Focal length (35mm)630 mm
Max lens aperturef/4
Exposure1/1000 at f/5
FlashNot fired
Exposure bias-1/3 EV
Exposure modeAuto
Exposure prog.Aperture priority
ISO speedISO 160
Metering modePattern
Digital zoom1x
Tree Swallow_JF07915
In the Tree Swallows scientific name, Tachycineta bicolor, the species name "bicolor" comes from the two-toned nature (white and blue) of its feathers.
It can be hard to decide which is more alluring, the blue of the sky or his feathers.