Tree swallow of the day!
Once again they were sitting still just after the rain...
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Here's video to go along with the tree swallow photos. This one is of tree swallows mating. #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #nature #naturephotography #HoosierMast #treeswallows #mating
I went to visit the tree swallows today. They were in breeding mode. (Descriptions in ALT). #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #nature #naturephotography #HoosierMast #treeswallows
After the rainstorm, the tree swallows had a lot to discuss.
April 9, afternoon in which we see two ants, one tree swallow and these lovely Prairie Smoke plants. #nativeplants, #treeswallows, #minnesota, #getoutside, #zone4b.
"Staring at screens is perhaps unavoidable, but the two-dimensional world makes little sense unless we can draw upon a mental armory that we have developed somewhere else."
-Timothy Snyder, On Tyranny
"Staring at screens is perhaps unavoidable, but the two-dimensional world makes little sense unless we can draw upon a mental armory that we have developed somewhere else."
-Timothy Snyder, On Tyranny
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I love all kinds of #Swallows. We get large flocks visiting #Florida in the colder months. I once was "embedded" in a large murmuration in the #Everglades and it looked like it had started raining. Then we realized it was the birds pooping on us. Not to worry... they were just little pellets of insect exoskeleton (not the more familiar white bird "poop" which is actually the equivalent of urine for birds).
One evening I saw a bunch flying low over the reeds in our lake feeding on midges. I went out and captured this video. I also experimented with in-camera and post-processing slow motion. No music, so if you bump up the volume you can hear their little chips and then the same slowed down. It is kind of beguiling. 
Tree swallow babies.
#TreeSwallows are tough to photograph when they zip about. Much easier to see them as they land.
#birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #NorthDakota
#birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #NorthDakota
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A photo of the Tree Swallow with the snowy mountain in the background.
Courting the Perch
Tree Swallows in a courting competition for one on the perch.
Three's a Crowd
There were originally 2 swallows perched on the post but then the third one came down at them and stirred it all up.
Perched Swallow Pair
A cute pair of Tree Swallows taking a break on top of a nesting box post and enjoying a little time with each other.
Good morning
This is my 8th year having inhabitants in my nest box. Usually Mama and Papa produce four young - this year it was 8. Amazing to see the work they do to raise their young and keep the mosquitos and black flies around me at bay.
#treeswallows #nestbox #birds #swallows #nature #backyardhabitat #birdwatching
A tree swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) in Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Note the visible brood patch in the center of his chest. In preparation for incubating eggs birds will sometimes pluck some of their feathers so they can better transmit their body heat to their eggs.