Purple Martin

Female Purple Martin soaring over a pond looking for mosquitos.
Purple Martin, Colleyville Nature Center, Colleyville, TX, May 8, 2022
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-1600; f/10; 1/1000 sec.

This page is for the Purple Martin (Progne subis). My first photographic evidence occurred on May 8, 2022 at the Colleyville Nature Center.

Purple Martin flying close above.
Purple Martin, Colleyville Nature Center, Colleyville, TX, June 18, 2022
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-160; f/10; 1/500 sec.
38 Purple Martins sitting a two parallel power lines.
Purple Martin, Fort Worth Nature Preserve, Fort Worth, TX, July 2, 2022
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-1600; f/10; 1/2000 sec.
Purple Martin soaring high overhead.
Purple Martin, Colleyville Nature Center, Colleyville, TX, May 4, 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-1000; f/11; 1/2000 sec.
Purple Martin flying nearby.
Purple Martin, Oak Grove Park, Grapevine, TX, July 27, 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-1000; f/11; 1/800 sec.