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By Richard Ettlinger Posted August 4, 2008

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Barn swallows, Oceanside, NY: Abundant worldwide, these migratory songbirds inhabit grasslands and agricultural, suburban, and urban areas. Richard Ettlinger photographed this mother feeding insects to her young at Oceanside Marine Nature Study Center using a Canon EOS 10D, 500mm f/4L EF-IS Canon lens and 1.4X EF extender. Exposure, in aperture-priority mode, was 1/750 sec at f/5.6, ISO 400.

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