(Image: Karen Casswell)Argus Camera Club photographer, Karen Casswell, photographed the birds resting on overhead cables beneath a roof, creating a series of close-up images that highlight their distinctive markings, elegant forked tails and moments of quiet stillness between flights. The collection focuses on the swallows' behaviour as they perch together, watch their surroundings and take to the air, with one image capturing a bird spreading its wings as it prepares to leave its perch. The simple setting draws attention to the birds themselves, celebrating the beauty and character of these familiar summer visitors through a series of intimate wildlife portraits.