Resting

A Barn Swallow displays it's beautiful plumage in the J Poole wetland in St Albert.

Skittish

A Great Blue Heron displays its impressive wingspan as it takes off from the shoreline of Big Lake. St Albert.

Bug Juice

A female Red-Winged Blackbird perches above her nest site with a freshly caught bug in the J Poole Wetland. St Albert.

Lucky

Sometimes you can be lucky to get a perfectly framed shot of a Barn Swallow taking flight from a cattail. J Poole Wetland, St Albert.

Role Reversal

An insect about to use a Barn Swallow as its food source. J Poole Wetland, St Albert.

Blue on Grey

I used the gravel trail to provide a light grey background to the Tree Swallow at the J Poole wetland in St Albert.

Blue on Green

I used the fresh spring grass to provide a bright green background to this Tree Swallow at the J Poole Wetland in St Albert.

The moment

Barn Swallows finding the J Poole wetland boardwalk rail convenient for their purpose. St Albert.