Saturday, March 21, is the Swallows Day Parade in San Juan Capistrano. The cliff swallows fly from Argentina, one of the longest migrations of any species. Cliff swallows are one of more than 350 bird ...
One of the great joys of spring is the first appearance of the tree swallows. In my yard, this event almost always occurs in the first week of April; this year was no exception. It was a close call, ...
A male tree swallow gives a good yawn in the early morning light. This photo shows how wide a swallow can open its mouth when trying to capture flying insects. Credit: PHOTO BY BILL DANIELSON One of ...
The late July morning is fairly cool and calm with a forecast of a hot afternoon. It is a pleasant time to walk. Along my usual road route, I pass plenty of wildflowers. Fireweed and milkweed still ...
Summer is swallow season. Spring migration can in some ways seem like a less-dramatic affair than California’s fall migration of ducks and shorebirds, with a relatively subtle arrival of songbirds, ...
It’s certainly unscientific to refer to swallows as forming gangs, but the word seems appropriate at this time of year as swallows “gang up,” sometimes in the thousands, ahead of the fall migration.
It’s September and that means everyday tree swallows are putting on their spectacular autumnal avian display near the mouth of the Connecticut River. Hundreds of thousands of the birds come from all ...
Swallows appear to be having a good time. With their swept-back, pointed wings, they are swift flyers that tend toward a playful attitude. While many swallows call Teller County home, the violet-green ...
One warm and muggy morning on my walk, I notice swallows gathering on overhead power lines. The pair closest to me are northern rough-wings, and they are well into the throes of courtship: she, ...
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