These shots are not going to win any awards but they are an example of trying a lot of goes to maybe get something that works.  While waiting for the arrival of some interesting jets, I was standing near some grassland south of Tacoma.  The sun was out and I guess that there were plenty of bugs in the air.  This had attracted a lot of swallows.  I love watching swallows fly because they are so fast and agile.  They are amazing aviators.  I never see the bugs that they are catching but clearly they know what they are up to.  Of course, the targeting of the bugs means that they are always changing course.  Since they are so small, a long lens is necessary but tracking a rapidly weaving small bird with a long lens is a tough call.  At least modern autofocus can give you a fighting chance of getting a shot.  Will it be razor sharp?  Probably not but here are some of the results that weren’t total failures.