welcome swallow gathering mud

[avkomp]

saw this swallow on the ground yesterday and thru the lens I could see it was gathering mud.
2nd time it came back to same spot I moved as best as I could to get an angle on it, assuming it came again.
it came a few more times. they are clearly building a nest somewhere, that hasnt been found yet.
light was lousy and it was wet
d5 600f4 tc17 (1000mm) 1/1600f8 iso 6400. (had hopes of some action but not to be.
mouth full of mud ready to take back to where the nest is being constructed.

[Isac]

They are great to watch in flight too. Lovely capture and good timing. I'd brighten the head a tad with dodging but I'm fussy like that.

[avkomp]

Thanks mate. Looks better with lighter head too

[David_MC]

Excellent shot. Brightening up helps it quite a bit.

[Ralph]

Being totally serious the background doesn't look as smooth as it could be to me. And I do find it a little distracting. in both shots.