Futile attempt at shooting Striated swallows

I've always been trying to get a good photo of swallows and swifts in flight. Swallows are a bit easier since they're bigger. But still are hard to photograph for me at least, unless you can get close to a perching bird and wait for it to fly and then come back. I still don't have swifts on my life list. The reason is obvious. Other than them being hard to identify, they are almost impossible to photograph, in flight that is. Anyway, I got bored yesterday and went up the roof top hoping for close fly-bys. All three species of swallow were seen but mostly were Striated swallows. Some Pacific swallows do happen to fly close but are too fast for me to keep up. The best way I've found so far is to look out for a bird flying up-wind and wait for it to sort of do a glide. They then to be slower and you get nice shots with their wings open.

 Not really something you can be proud of but good enough for identification.

















This one is showing its buff rump.

The wind rider.




















Swallows - 1
Me - nil


oh well!