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The Wire-tailed Swallow (Hirundo smithii) is a small passerine bird in the swallow family. Swallows are somewhat similar in habits and appearance to other aerial insectivores, such as the related martins and the unrelated swifts (order Apodiformes).
Wire-tailed Swallow breeds in Africa south of the Sahara and in tropical southern Asia from the Indian subcontinent east to southeast Asia. It is mainly resident, but populations in Pakistan and northern India migrate further south in winter.
This bird is found in open country near water and human habitation. Wire-tailed Swallows are fast flyers and they generally feed on insects, especially flies, while airborne. They are typically seen low over water, with which they are more closely associated than most swallows.
The neat half-bowl nests are lined with mud collected in the swallows' beaks. They are placed on vertical surfaces near water under cliff ledges or more commonly on man-made structures such as buildings and bridges.
The clutch is three to four eggs in Africa, up to five in Asia (Turner and Rose). These birds are solitary and territorial nesters, unlike many swallows, which tend to be colonial.
This striking species is a small swallow at 14 cm in length. It has bright blue upperparts, except for a chestnut crown and white spots on the tail. The underparts are white, with darker flight feathers. There is a blue mask through the eye.
This species gets its name from the very long filamentous outermost tail feathers, which trail behind like two wires. Sexes manifest similar appearances, but the female has shorter "wires". Juveniles have a brown crown, back and tail. The Asian form, H. s. filifera, is larger and longer-tailed than the abundant African H. s. smithii.
Barbed Wire Table
Danny Lane
1992
Limited Edition
Glass, steel
H72.5 x W145 x D120cm
Photo: Gavin Kingcombe
Ref: 760.01
Wired 1.1 and 16.12. Both guys with specs. Amazingly price has gone down. It was £4.95 in 1993 and £4.50 today.
enameled copper wire butterfly with cristal quartz and chines turquoise and wire dreamcatcher woven wings
mariposa de alambre de cobre esmaltado con cuarzo cristal, turquesa china y alas tejidas como atrapasueños con alambre
Jade, freshwater pearls and crystals are wrapped around and dangling from these wild wired sterling silver earrings.
'Green' clay fresh from clay prep' being extruded in a continuous bar at Ockley/Smokejacks Brickworks, c.1965. A taut wire (right) descends at measured intervals to cut off individual bricks. After this the bricks would be stamped with the famous 'double diamond' frog pattern.
This part of the works survived in 2004 (albeit disused), but its present status is unknown.
Here's a wire wheel on a beautifully restored Model A. Cars were so much simpler and elegant back then.
Camera Olympus Om2n
Lens Zuiko 50mm f/1.4
Film Kentmere 100
dev Xtol 1+1 1-min @20C
Wire cross out of copper and gun metal plated copper, with chain and firepolish czech beads.
Made this one also in sterling.
Pipra filicauda - male
Found this gorgeous little manakin on the west bank of the Rio Negro, in partially flooded lowland forest. Note the long tail filaments.
By looking at this you can see how high up we live.
snapped this as i went to pick my son up.
to be honest im getting a bit lazy with this project, i dont want to quit i just need to make a bit more effort!!
At the moment ive just got stock photography on my mind, what to upload and take photos of.
im going to go back through the archives to see if i have anything so expect random uploads from time to time!!
Designed for detail, made for impact, Wired is a fabric with hidden depth and immediate appeal.
With an irresistibly tactile finish created through contrasting pile heights, and small scale patterns accented by flashes of colour, each design in the collection blends refinement with modernity, unique aesthetics with high performance.
A truly timeless textile, Wired is available in an array of contemporary and classic colour options.