Tree Swallow

Tree Swallow perched on a nesting box and looking to the side.
Tree Swallow, San Joaquin Marsh, Irvine, CA, June 18, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-4000; f/11; 1/800 sec.

This page is for the Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor). These guys were flying around everywhere, as were the gnats upon which they seemed to be feasting. Their numbers were not surprising given the plethora of nesting boxes around many of the ponds.

Tree Swallow perched on a nesting box looking up to where many gnats were flying nearby.
Tree Swallow, San Joaquin Marsh, Irvine, CA, June 18, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-4000; f/10; 1/800 sec.
Two Tree Swallows perched on a dead tree branch.
Tree Swallow, San Joaquin Marsh, Irvine, CA, June 18, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-640; f/11; 1/500 sec.
Tree Swallow perched on a curved reed.
Tree Swallow, San Joaquin Marsh, Irvine, CA, June 19, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-4000; f/10; 1/800 sec.
Tree Swallow perched on a small plant looking over its shoulder.
Tree Swallow, San Joaquin Marsh, Irvine, CA, June 20, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-800; f/11; 1/800 sec.
Tree Swallow perched on a small branch in the morning sunlight.
Tree Swallow, San Joaquin Marsh, Irvine, CA, June 20, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-2500; f/11; 1/800 sec.