This shot was a complete fluke. Helen and I were in blind and saw the nest inside. I set up to take a shot of the nest (on a tripod with a timer no less) and just as the shot took we saw the bird fly in. We were both shocked.

Camera:	Nikon D2x
Date:	Monday, July 17th, 2006 at 3:18 PM
Exposure:	1/30 sec at f5.6
ISO:	100 asa
Lens:	80-200mm f/2.8D ED-IF AF-S Zoom-Nikkor at 200mm (equivalent field of view of a 300mm lens on a 35mm camera)
Scientific Name:	species related to Hirundo rustica (Barn Swallow)
Tag:	nest, bird, bird
Larger Image:	1328 x 1999
Raw Image:	2848 x 4288