Tree Swallow captured by Z 9 / Z180-600f5.6-6.3 w/Z1.4x @840mm
Stage left and just out of the frame is its birdbox home where this male Tree Swallow had just popped out from long before sun up. What he didn’t expect was that I would be there, lens pointing in his direction. It was just dumb luck that I was right there when it popped out. Once it was out, though, the lens was trained on him, and from his reaction, I hoped it wasn’t me as I took it as he was simply not a morning swallow.