Ready to launch.

On 08/21/2025 01:26 pm by Randy Strauss | Walnut Creek Lake, Nebraska

The sun was so bright bouncing off the water, I wasn't sure I could get a photo of this barn swallow resting on a fishing pier railing as it watched for flying insects it could intercept. But the camera tolerated the conditions and the swallow tolerated me as I approached to take the photo.

Canon T2i DSLR, Tamron 200-400mm lens at 390mm, f/9, 1/800th second, ISO 400.