The photos of the horses aren't great, but I was standing in the barn, a good 200 yards from them, it was raining, and I was trying not to interfere with Mama Swallows who were busy trying to feed their babies.....
The birds were a challenge because it was dark in the barn and I had ti stand on my tippy-toes and use the camera's focus light to locate the babies in the nests. Luckily, Mama was hovering just before slipping into the nest....