I made a visit to Malabar Headland National Park to do some bird photography. I was mainly looking for raptors, but had no success. I found quite a few honeyeaters – mostly New Holland Honeyeaters. But the main subjects of my visit turned out to be a flock of Welcome Swallows.
There seem to be a few collective rounds for Swallows. One of them is a “kettle”. On the southern side of the headland, I came across a large flock in the one small area. I was able to get quite close and photograph them in flight. They were clearly after small flying insects. Here are some of my photos of them competing for prey –
Hi there, David Noble.
Fantastic photos!!! Love these little birds!! I can even see the insects that they are eating!!!
My name is Claire Bettington, I am the treasurer of Friends of Malabar Headland, and the team leader for our bush care group, MHNP (East).
I would like to put your photos on our FB page, could I do that?
https://www.facebook.com/malabarheadland/
Cheers
Claire Bettington
Hello Claire – you are welcome to use any of my photos.