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<blockquote data-quote="Pretzel" data-source="post: 304038" data-attributes="member: 12257">Day 128 - Another day at LaFortuneGot a shot of a new friend, and a couple more shots of old friends.1st, the RARELY calm Barn Swallow (locally referred to as a Blue Martin)&nbsp; Not great shots, as these guys will NOT let you get close, but I shot a few anyway as I've never seen one sitting still before!You can tell he was ready to take off again as soon as I turned toward him fully, so I froze.[ATTACH=full]88154[/ATTACH]He decided to stretch out his wings a bit and get them limber just in case I got TOO close.[ATTACH=full]88155[/ATTACH]Then actually hopped down to give ME a closer look before launching himself back into the never-ending flight of the Swallow.[ATTACH=full]88156[/ATTACH]Also, it appears the Yellow Crowned Night Herons have made a home under the bridge, as this one came creeping out to prove that he's a regular now.[ATTACH=full]88157[/ATTACH]Then, one of my favorite &quot;nuisances&quot;, the Great Tailed Grackle.&nbsp; This fellow was helping to keep the fairway healthy by removing the grubs. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />[ATTACH=full]88158[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Pretzel, post: 304038, member: 12257"] Day 128 - Another day at LaFortune Got a shot of a new friend, and a couple more shots of old friends. 1st, the RARELY calm Barn Swallow (locally referred to as a Blue Martin) Not great shots, as these guys will NOT let you get close, but I shot a few anyway as I've never seen one sitting still before! You can tell he was ready to take off again as soon as I turned toward him fully, so I froze. [ATTACH type="full"]88154._xfImport[/ATTACH] He decided to stretch out his wings a bit and get them limber just in case I got TOO close. [ATTACH type="full"]88155._xfImport[/ATTACH] Then actually hopped down to give ME a closer look before launching himself back into the never-ending flight of the Swallow. [ATTACH type="full"]88156._xfImport[/ATTACH] Also, it appears the Yellow Crowned Night Herons have made a home under the bridge, as this one came creeping out to prove that he's a regular now. [ATTACH type="full"]88157._xfImport[/ATTACH] Then, one of my favorite "nuisances", the Great Tailed Grackle. This fellow was helping to keep the fairway healthy by removing the grubs. ;) [ATTACH type="full"]88158._xfImport[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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