Swift shoot

It was nice to win the Birdguides Photo of the week award with the displaying Tree Pipit but getting good images of Swifts is probably harder; we have plenty around, up to 600 at the moment on the pits, but to stand a chance of illuminating these dark birds you need sunlight and the birds being low; they are usually lowest when its dull and wet so a blustery day with scattered cloud like today is an ideal time to try and capture them; with lots of birds about shooting is limited only by the strain and ache in the biceps! getting a decent pose is another story