Barn Swallow [Hirundo rustica]

I don't recall ever taking a pic of a barn swallow until this one. Their numbers have been declining in the past 40 years and it is now protected under the federal Species at Risk Act.

[Anne Pancella]

Always fun to photograph a new species.

[Diane]

This is a beautiful photo, Ann. I love the lines and clarity. I did not know barn swallows were at risk. We used to have so many of them around our lake house in New Jersey--but that was about 60 years ago (can it have really been that long ago??) Fav.