Bird Photography along the Connecticut River | Part 1: Photographing Tree Swallows with the Nikon Z9

Today I am out along the flood plains of the Connecticut River with plans to photograph waterfowl. I quickly changed gears when I found hundreds of tree swallows which had just migrated north, flying low over the water. I knew I wanted to try to get some footage of this interesting behavior so I set up along the banks and started shooting. I share some of my tips and tricks as well as camera settings on how I was able to capture photos and videos of these fast moving birds. Thanks for watching!

Stay tuned for Part 2 of this video where I share the footage I was able to capture of ring-necked ducks I found during my outing as well.


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