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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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The svelte and speedy little Bank Swallow zips through the...
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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.
24 cze 2007 · Busy flocks of Cliff Swallows often swarm around bridges and overpasses in summer, offering passers-by a chance to admire avian architecture and family life at once. Clusters of their intricate mud nests cling to vertical walls, and when a Cliff Swallow is home you can see its bright forehead glowing from the dim entrance.
The brown back, white throat, small size, and quick jerky flight of the Sand martin separate it at once from similar swallows, such as the Common house martin, the American cliff swallow. Photos with Sand Martin
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. Some of these colonies are quite large, and a tall cut bank may be pockmarked with several hundred holes.
A long-distance migrant, wintering in southern South America. Migrates in flocks, traveling by day. This is the famous swallow that returns to the mission in San Juan Capistrano, California, every spring; traditionally the return is celebrated on March 19th, although the birds actually return to the general area in late February.
Photos | The Cliff Swallow Project. The star of the show: the cliff swallow. Cliff swallows historically built their mud nests on the sides of cliffs. Netting cliff swallows for banding in a culvert underneath a railroad. Blood-feeding swallow bugs, the cliff swallow's equivalent of bed bugs.
