Aerial Agility

A Swallow fledgling (Hirundo Rustica) is fed as it perched on a TV aerial at Stiffkey in North Norfolk. Most of the time it sat patiently waiting as adult birds hunt the skies for insects. Every time an adult flew close it became animated frantically flapping its wings in anticipation. This was the behavioural cue that indicated that it was about to be fed. I set my camera to continuous shooting mode, leaving enough space in the frame for the adult bird, and as soon as it opened its beak wide I took a series of shots. The feeding took place with such speed and precision that within a split second the adult bird had flown into the frame, fed its young and flown out again in search of more food. An amazing feat of aerial agility!