Purple Martin
Progne subis
These largest of American Swallows are common summer visitors in eastern North America and a few places in the west, but all fly south in the winter, some as far as northern Argentina. Man-made nest boxes, or Martin condos are the norm on the eastern USA, but birds in the western USA seem to prefer natural cavities, such as woodpecker holes for nesting.
Purple Martin(Progne subis) |
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Description: Against a gray sky, these Purple Martins made nice silhouettes. My third day of exploration of Aransas NWR was a memorable one. I boarded the tour boat the "Skimmer" and got schooled by Captian Tommy Moore on a three plus hour cruise of the back-bays and waterways beyond the view of the public from the tour roads on the reserve. |
Date Taken: 2020:03:17 8:22 |
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Location:
Fulton Harbor |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: PurpleMartin_D503163-BoatRide-Aransas-NWR |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Purple Martin(Progne subis) |
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Description: Against a gray sky, these Purple Martins made nice silhouettes. My third day of exploration of Aransas NWR was a memorable one. I boarded the tour boat the "Skimmer" and got schooled by Captian Tommy Moore on a three plus hour cruise of the back-bays and waterways beyond the view of the public from the tour roads on the reserve. |
Date Taken: 2020:03:17 8:27 |
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Location:
Fulton Harbor |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: PurpleMartin_D503185-BoatRide-Aransas-NWR |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Purple Martin(Progne subis) |
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Description: Against a gray sky, these Purple Martins made nice silhouettes. My third day of exploration of Aransas NWR was a memorable one. I boarded the tour boat the "Skimmer" and got schooled by Captian Tommy Moore on a three plus hour cruise of the back-bays and waterways beyond the view of the public from the tour roads on the reserve. |
Date Taken: 2020:03:17 8:27 |
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Location:
Fulton Harbor |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: PurpleMartin_D503186-BoatRide-Aransas-NWR |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Purple Martin(Progne subis) |
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Description: Purple Martins have a “condo” at my "home base" in Brownsville Texas, where a "Resaca" or Oxbow lake is on its southern border. I spent April Fools morning checking out the local bird life. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:01 9:03 |
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Location:
Breeze Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/5.6, 1/2500 |
File Name: PurpleMartin_D508081-BreezeLake-TX |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Purple Martin(Progne subis) |
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Description: Purple Martins have a “condo” at my "home base" in Brownsville Texas, where a "Resaca" or Oxbow lake is on its southern border. I spent April Fools morning checking out the local bird life. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:01 9:04 |
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Location:
Breeze Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/2500 |
File Name: PurpleMartin_D508099-BreezeLake-TX |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Purple Martin(Progne subis) |
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Description: Purple Martins have a “condo” at my "home base" in Brownsville Texas, where a "Resaca" or Oxbow lake is on its southern border. I spent April Fools morning checking out the local bird life. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:01 9:04 |
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Location:
Breeze Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/2000 |
File Name: PurpleMartin_D508128-BreezeLake-TX |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Purple Martin(Progne subis) |
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Description: Purple Martins have a “condo” at my "home base" in Brownsville Texas, where a "Resaca" or Oxbow lake is on its southern border. I spent April Fools morning checking out the local bird life. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:01 9:04 |
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Location:
Breeze Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 280 mm, f/5.6, 1/3200 |
File Name: PurpleMartin_D508170-BreezeLake-TX |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Purple Martin(Progne subis) |
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Description: Purple Martins have a “condo” at my "home base" in Brownsville Texas, where a "Resaca" or Oxbow lake is on its southern border. I spent April Fools morning checking out the local bird life. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:01 9:06 |
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Location:
Breeze Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/5.6, 1/1600 |
File Name: PurpleMartin_D508198-BreezeLake-TX |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Purple Martin(Progne subis) |
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Description: Purple Martins have a “condo” at my "home base" in Brownsville Texas, where a "Resaca" or Oxbow lake is on its southern border. I spent April Fools morning checking out the local bird life. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:01 9:14 |
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Location:
Breeze Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 400 mm, f/9.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: PurpleMartin_D508284-BreezeLake-TX |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Purple Martin(Progne subis) |
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Description: Purple Martins have a “condo” at my "home base" in Brownsville Texas, where a "Resaca" or Oxbow lake is on its southern border. I spent April Fools morning checking out the local bird life. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:01 9:14 |
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Location:
Breeze Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 330 mm, f/9.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: PurpleMartin_D508294-BreezeLake-TX |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Purple Martin(Progne subis) |
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Description: Purple Martins have a “condo” at my "home base" in Brownsville Texas, where a "Resaca" or Oxbow lake is on its southern border. I spent April Fools morning checking out the local bird life. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:01 9:15 |
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Location:
Breeze Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 280 mm, f/9.0, 1/2500 |
File Name: PurpleMartin_D508338-BreezeLake-TX |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Purple Martin(Progne subis) |
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Description: My "home base" in Brownsville Texas has a "Reseca" or Oxbow lake on its border. I spent my mornings checking out the local birdlife. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:04 10:29 |
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Location:
Breeze Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: PurpleMartin_D509119-BreezeLake-TX |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Purple Martin(Progne subis) |
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Description: My "home base" in Brownsville Texas has a "Reseca" or Oxbow lake on its border. I spent my mornings checking out the local birdlife. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:04 10:33 |
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Location:
Breeze Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/2500 |
File Name: PurpleMartin_D509178-BreezeLake-TX |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Purple Martin(Progne subis) |
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Description: Flight shots of these Purple Martins proved a challenge. Stationary shots wer much easier to capture. The camp where I spent April in Brownsville, Texas has a "Reseca" or Oxbow lake on its border, Several feeder stations, with tall trees and grassy areas. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:26 8:54 |
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Location:
Breeze Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: PurpleMartin_D508439Breeze-Lake-TX |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Purple Martin(Progne subis) |
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Description: Purple Martins have a “condo” at my "home base" in Brownsville Texas, where a "Resaca" or Oxbow lake is on its southern border. I spent April Fools morning checking out the local bird life. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:01 9:15 |
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Location:
Breeze Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 280 mm, f/9.0, 1/2500 |
File Name: PurpleMartin_D508368-BreezeLake-TX |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Purple Martin(Progne subis) |
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Description: Purple Martins have a “condo” at my "home base" in Brownsville Texas, where a "Resaca" or Oxbow lake is on its southern border. I spent April Fools morning checking out the local bird life. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:01 9:15 |
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Location:
Breeze Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 280 mm, f/9.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: PurpleMartin_D508364-BreezeLake-TX |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Purple Martin Condo(Scenery) |
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Description: Purple Martins have a “condo” at my "home base" in Brownsville Texas, where a "Resaca" or Oxbow lake is on its southern border. I spent April Fools morning checking out the local bird life. |
Date Taken: 2020:04:01 9:17 |
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Location:
Breeze Lake |
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Camera Information: moto x4, 3.99 mm, 1/1000 |
File Name: PurpleMartin-Condo-20200401_091751-BreezeLake-TX |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Purple Martin(Progne subis) |
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Description: Against a gray sky, these Purple Martins made nice silhouettes. My third day of exploration of Aransas NWR was a memorable one. I boarded the tour boat the "Skimmer" and got schooled by Captian Tommy Moore on a three plus hour cruise of the back-bays and waterways beyond the view of the public from the tour roads on the reserve. |
Date Taken: 2020:03:17 8:27 |
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Location:
Fulton Harbor |
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Camera Information: NIKON D500, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: PurpleMartin_D503182-BoatRide-Aransas-NWR |
| © 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
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