Ok - I guess we can take a short break from all the spider photos... We'll hop back a couple months to the trip we took to the Toronto Zoo. In their Canadian Domain area, they have a natural wetland area, and it is home to native birds who seem to just use it on their normal migrations. While we were there, there was a pair of swans with a nest and some eggs, and also plenty of tree swallows making use of nest boxes mounted on the trees. I managed to catch this shot of an adult tree swallow heading off to find more food for its waiting offspring...

Technical Data: Canon EOS 7D, Sigma 150-500mm f/5-6.3 APO DG OS HSM at 500mm, 1/400 sec at f/6.3. OS Mode 1. ISO 400. RAW conversion in Adobe Camera Raw.

- Bill