Call of the Birds
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Barn Swallows flocking ahead of their migration. Near Water Valley, Alberta. Actually they might be Cliff Swallows.
I watched these two young barn swallows, perched on the branch. They sat pretty complacently, looking in opposite directions, but when an adult flew anywhere near, those mouths would open, and they'd face the same direction! Fun to watch!
Barn Swallow
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Tracking one of these speed demons and keeping it in the frame was definitely a test of my handholding skills, but I think it worked out fairly well.
No table manners here.
This hard working parent made dozens of feeding trips while Glenn and I were watching. Sometimes the morsels were small like the above. As seen in the image in the comment box below. that lucky one got five Damselflies at once.
John E. Poole Wetland. St. Albert, Alberta.
on a hot day earlier this month
Barn swallow
Hirundo rustica
boerenzwaluw
Hirondelle rustique
Rauchschwalbe
Golondrina Común
Rondine
andorinha-de-bando / andorinha-das-chaminés
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Barn Swallows love the insects that we humans consider pesky, [mosquito] especially mosquitoes, gnats, and flying termites. A single Barn Swallow can consume 60 insects per hour or a whopping 850 per day. That's 25,000 fewer insects per month that might have joined your summer barbecue.
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Can't confirm who won but I'm guessing the fly is no longer with us. Just pure luck folks. Didn't even see the fly until I loaded the images on the computer.
I've been away for awhile so doing my best to catch up.
The evening of 13-Jun-19 has arrived and I find myself ambling thru the manicured wilderness of Big Lake Park. They have a terrific wetlands area where you don’t even have to muddy your boots because you are walking on wooden trails/bridges. Very nice and right up my nature affinity. The only thing that is missing are the little electric carts or scooters that would make it so much more civilized to get around. Not too far into the walk, we (I was part of a bird exploring group organized by Wild Birds unlimited, my bird food supplier) come across some barn swallows that are doing their acrobatics in the air. Not a chance for me to catch them in flight without throwing out my back. As luck will have it one of them settles down, not too far away and starts displaying her tail feathers. She seemed to be confident in her ability to get away in the blink of an eye along the lines of "nothing’s gonna hurt me baby".