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Common swift (Apus apus)
Meaning behind the name:
Apus, has connections to the Scientific name "Hirundo" used for Swallows. The Greek word "Apus" literally means "without foot"
Did you know?
Swifts are aerial birds and will do everything on the wing: feed, sleep and mate. The only time they land is when they nest under the eaves of house roofs in small gaps. They use their feet to help cling on to the ledges to get inside the small gaps. Their feet are designed to do this and are totally useless to stand or perch with. This is why they were given the Scientific name "Apus" as they appeared they lacked any feet.
The English name "Swift" started of as one of many a local names that were given it. It was given more attention in 1668 in Charleton "Horse Marten or Swift" and thereafter. It's dark plumage gave rise to superstitions and had some names given it like: Devil bird, Devil dick and Devil swallow. The screeching call it has encouraged names like: Devil screech, Devil screamer, Devil shrieked and even Screech martin.
Other names included: Black swallow or martin or screech, Collier (these are just a few of many)
Taylor Swift and me. So me, my 2 friends and my mum saw her car plates that went past us, we knew it was her cars but didn't know she'd be inside, we still ran after them! We managed to beat the cars, see Andrea get out then Taylor. There was only 1 pap! We tried to go over to her but security said she'd come over to you, so we screamed 'TAYLOR' as she was walking up the stairs. She quickly ran over to us like 'hi guys' smiling then said 'you wanna take photos? lets do a group one quickly as I have a photoshoot!' My friends got a group one as I got one on my own, she was so nice. I'd been wanting to meet her for ages, after we had the photo I was literally shaking & could just about breathe.
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Common Swift (Apus apus)
Good number of swifts flying at RSPB Otmoor. They're wonderful to watch and at the limit of any skills I have (fun to try though)
, New York, NY 8/14/14-Taylor Swift Leaving a Coffee Shop in the East Village
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Introducing my magazine SWIFT.I've always wanted to make my own magazine,but couldn't think of a name and I finally came up with one today.So here it is with my model Cyrus on it.So yeah that's it :).
Polaroid of two of my favorite Swiftly co-workers. These are not costumes, though one of them is dressed as vertical stripes and the other as horizontal stripes.
The Kancamagus Highway takes you through a path cut through the White Mountain National Forest, with breathtaking views of the White Mountains, the Swift River, Sabbaday Falls, Lower Falls and Rocky Gorge. I'm lucky enough to live just a few miles away.
Air Swift is the only scheduled airline flying between El Nido, Palawan, and Manila, the Philippines.
Taylor Swift
The RED Tour
September 20 & 21, 2013
Bridgestone Arena
Nashville, TN
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Swift Transport Training Belfast Scania Solar Reg GEZ 7828 is seen Parked in Falcon Road
this bus was new to ulsterbus as Fleet Number 828
Still up very high but just to illustrate the point that they're here.
We watch out for the arrival of our local swifts from about the 3rd week of April. This year they finally arrived on Monday evening.
Summers on the way.
Taylor Swift, photographed by Frederike Helwig on Hampstead Heath, in London, for the January 2009 issue. Read “Platinum Blonde,” by Ned Zeman. Styled by Tanja Martin.
This was the first time that I have observed Swifts mating. It is something they do whilst flying and it was great fun trying to capture this through the camera lens. I haven't seen it happen that often and there appears to be a slight change in the flying of the two birds which may indicate that they about to mate. Then it is just a simple matter of following the birds hoping that then don't fly behind a building, fly too far away or any of the other many issues that can arise.
Bringing a small cast iron was a bit of extra weight, but also worth it when you only had to pack it in for 4 miles of trail.
Taylor Swift performs during her “1989 World Tour” stop at CenturyLink Field on Aug. 8 2017 (Matthew Lamb / MatthewLambPhotography.com)
SF03 ACJ is a Volvo B7R/Plaxton Profile new to Allander of Milngavie as their fleetnumber AT62 in March 2003. It later worked for North Dorset Coaches, Poole then Johnson Transport of Brae in the Shetland Islands as J400 JFJ, DA Coaches of South Uist and Simpson's of Rosehearty before joining the Swift Coaches of Barrhead fleet. It is seen here in George Square, Glasgow whilst working an Abellio ScotRail rail replacement service..