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1 cze 1999 · The svelte and speedy little Bank Swallow zips through the air with quick twists and buzzy wingbeats. Look for them in chattering nesting colonies dug into the sides of sandy cliffs or banks, or pick them out of mixed swallow flocks as they catch insects over the water.
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Key identification features include the pale rump and...
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The svelte and speedy little Bank Swallow zips through the air with quick twists and buzzy wingbeats. Look for them in chattering nesting colonies dug into the sides of sandy cliffs or banks, or pick them out of mixed swallow flocks as they catch insects over the water.
10 maj 2018 · Quintessential flight photo! It shows what the eye just isn’t fast enough to see. Human eye, of course. Birds’ eyes are something else. Years ago, I visited a quarry where cliff swallows were nesting, and watched two fledgling peregrines diving at the circling swallows. Over and over they’d stoop – and miss. But they didn’t give up.
28 lip 2012 · Key identification features include the pale rump and forehead and rusty cheeks. Groups gather mud in their bills along streambanks, lakesides, or puddles to build their nests. Builds mud nests in colonies on cliff ledges or under bridges, eaves, and culverts.
Bank Swallows are the smallest swallow that breeds in North America. They are pale brown above, white below, and are most readily identified by the distinct brown band across the chest. Their flight is more “fluttery” than other swallows, with shallower wingbeats, and they have a notched tail.
28 sie 2022 · Bank swallow (Sand Martin) banking in flight (Hirondell de rivage, Riparia riparia, BANS) from my Deluxe Puffins Galore Lighthouse Island Workshop Adventure. Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve, Quebec, Canada.
The smallest of our swallows, the Bank Swallow is usually seen in flocks, flying low over ponds and rivers with quick, fluttery wingbeats. It nests in dense colonies, in holes in dirt or sand banks...
