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Orenetes primerenques / Just arrived from Àfrica

Grup d'orenetes comunes (hirundo rustica) arrecerant-se de la tramontana als Aiguamolls del Empordà. Essent març, son bastant de les primeres en arribar, tot i que probablement aquestes estiguin esperant una pausa de la tramuntana en un refugi segur i ben proveït com els Aiguamolls. Després podran superar el Cap de Creus i continuar nord enllà.

 

ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oreneta

 

www.sioc.cat/fitxa.php?sci=1&sp=HIRRUS

 

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A group of barn swallows (hirundo rustica) gathered in the Aiguamolls del Empordà marshlands.

 

When I took this picture the northern tramontana wind was quite strong, and just north of that protected area lays the mountains arround Cap de Creus, almost impassable agaist the savage winter tramontana. So here migrating birds wait and feed till there's a pause and they can continue northwards to France, etc.

 

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barn_swallow

 

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aiguamolls_de_l%27Empord%C3%A0

 

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Uploaded on April 17, 2018
Taken on March 20, 2018