Capturing House Martins Collecting Mud for Nests with the OM1 Mk2 and Procapture.

Observing birds in nature is very interesting. Thank you for your hard work in capturing this moment.

You put some of us to shame, Mike. Yet another stunning video. Thanks for sharing.

Enjoyable footage Mike thanks for all your effort and knowledge/skills.

Always a joy to watch Mike's videos...He makes it look so simple and rewarding notwithstanding the careful thought ,planning and efforts put in to get the snaps and footage.

Some great photographs of a very difficult subject to catch in flight. I used to have these birds building nests on the verandah of my last house and I can tell you they make a real mess. I would estimate that only half of the mud they collect stays on the nest whilst the rest falls to the ground. Not far away was a horse riding school. The nests were so numerous at one stage part of the facia on the stables collapsed under the weight of the combined mud nests.

can you handle some banter, i had a giggle thinking abt your rule of 'clean beaks' .. pro capture & slow motion the gift to mere mortals from the goddess of photography , thanks for sharing

This was an exciting video, Mike. I love watching martins like that, but never had seen them actually packing off the mud. Thanks for another good program.

Another great video - a real pleasure to watch.

Very inspiring video! Thanks for sharing.

This is great Mike. I was at a live Sports Broadcast technology event in Denver this week. Live sports will almost certainly not go 4K, the industry is moving to 1080P HDR, so I'd stay with that if I were you. Cheers. Love watching your videos.

That was very informative...and fun! I have recently returned from Europe, and I loved the House Martins. Aren't the leggings cute!

you know it's quite funny this video was uploaded a day before i just let go of one of these cuties i had to rescue and it pains me i couldn't keep it but i had to help it get back on its wings, since it was only a fledgling which was growing attached to me and there was nowhere to go with it, so i took care of it for 3 days until it became more alive than i found it, i've only had to let go of it, and it hits different knowing you'd want it to live still and hoping life will be as merciful as i was to it, and that was that, i will miss it, back to my ordinary life, sometimes it only takes a little bird to realize how precious life is, as precious as this video (which i've totally didn't find it by chance or was it by chance what brought me here? i've only wanted to know more about martins, trying to comfort myself into thinking that i have done what i could do best, not knowing a thing about them, i only hope i did what was right, right for its life, right or wrong for me, because who wouldn't want to be selfish and keep all manner of wee creatures for their own desires?) and the dedication put into it which will make me remember what i had, thank you.

Hello Mike, a nice video of you and i could film them too very close this year and they are fascinating birds!! Greetings Gijs

Love your channel, Mike. I discovered pro capture when i bought my EM1 mk2 when it was released. My ambition was to nail the "dollars" on the dollar bird's wings which can only be seen during flight. Thanks to the light weight of the m43 camera and 300/4 lens plus tc i was able to hand hold the combo on half press for more than 15 minutes before the tardy thing took flight! I now use the OM1 and the same lens.

Very nice video Mike. I love that clip at 240fps slow motion.

What a fun outing Mike. Many thanks for sharing as always,

Brilliant! well-worth all your effort, Mike!

Beautiful pictures and videos of so may House Martins. Thanks for sharing!

Top tips and lovely pics.

Fantastic Mike, love the slow motion and pro capture. Thanks for sharing this 👍