The town of Louisiana, Missouri has several Purple Martin houses between the BNSF railroad track and a public park adjacent to the Mississippi River. I caught this bird family in between trains.
Purple Martin
Country United States
State Missouri
Location East of BNSF tracks and south of Georgia Street along Mississippi River.
Gender Both Male and Female (in same image)
Age Adult
Activity Nesting
- Created Timestamp04/02/2023 11:32:41
- CameraNIKON D780
- Aperture6.3
- Focal Length300
- Iso200
- Shutter Speed1/1000
- Orientation1
Good pic of the Purple Martins. They haven’t made it back to Chicagoland yet (that I know of). Fun birds to watch.