Barn Swallow

Objective achieved!  I've been trying to get a photo of a barn swallow in flight for almost two months.  Barn swallows are swift and agile flyers, and it's difficult to get a clean in focus photo of one.

When we mow our lawns this time of year, swallows follow closely behind us in order to scoop up moths and other delectables that mowing stirs out of the grass.  My neighbor across the street had just started mowing, and a swallow showed up for chow time.  Spacing between houses appears to have slowed the swallow down, as I easily took an in focus photo of the bird as it passed by second floor of the next door neighbor's house.