After a day in the Brook Waimārama Sanctuary on Sunday, I spotted a couple of warou (welcome swallow) fledglings perched on the electrified wire on top of the predator-proof fence. (The fence is the Sanctuary's most important asset, as without it there is no Sanctuary.)
Anyway, I was watching one of the fledglings through the lens, and it suddenly turned to the left with mouth wide open, indicating a parent was likely a few seconds away with a juicy bug in its mouth. That particular feeding visit didn't give me any particularly good shots, so I waited. Warou feeding visits are usually every few minutes. The parent(s) go searching for a bug, usually grabbed while airborne, then they return and feed it directly to one of their hungry offspring.
Here is another feeding visit a few minutes later, this one was my favourite. There was a strong wind blowing from the right so the parent didn't need to land.
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