While vacationing in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia one evening we were returning to our condo and a large group of common Nighthawks, Chordeiles minor, appeared just as the sun was setting over the mountains. I was able to get an image just as one passed the setting sun.
Canon EOS 10D, EFs 17-85mm f/4.5-5.6 IS USM, 77mm, ISO 400, 1/320th f9
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