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Resting Tree Swallows

Quite a spectacle today at the Joe Overstreet landing. A swarm of blind mosquitoes (AKA "chizywinks, see: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chironomidae) were being pursued / eaten by thousands of tree swallows.

 

More info on the blog at: edrosack.com/2020/03/01/chizzywinks/

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Uploaded on March 1, 2020
Taken on February 29, 2020