Is this bird a tree swallow?
May 8, 2012 22:53:44 #
Mary1946 wrote:
Thanks, Judy.
You are the third person now that has said it is a bird swallow, so I'm assured now that my identification is correct.
judy 2011 wrote:
I say it's a Tree Swallow too.
Very nice!
Very nice!
Thanks, Judy.
You are the third person now that has said it is a bird swallow, so I'm assured now that my identification is correct.
I took a few pictures of a tree swallow a couple weeks ago.
Tree swallow at the bird refuge
May 8, 2012 23:15:59 #
judy 2011 wrote:
I took a few pictures of a tree swallow a couple weeks ago.
Mary1946 wrote:
Thanks, Judy.
You are the third person now that has said it is a bird swallow, so I'm assured now that my identification is correct.
judy 2011 wrote:
I say it's a Tree Swallow too.
Very nice!
Very nice!
Thanks, Judy.
You are the third person now that has said it is a bird swallow, so I'm assured now that my identification is correct.
I took a few pictures of a tree swallow a couple weeks ago.
If you want, you can add a couple to this thread so I can see them.
Oops. I see you already did. Very nice picture.
May 8, 2012 23:42:05 #
Susan.G.
Loc: Avoca, Michigan
Sure is. I just discovered how beautiful they were last year when I got my first picture of one. Nice job.
May 9, 2012 00:08:14 #
Susan.G. wrote:
Sure is. I just discovered how beautiful they were last year when I got my first picture of one. Nice job.
Thanks. I appreciate that.
Lately, I've been seeing them swooping down almost touching the water of the pond and then back up. When they are way low and the sun hits their backs, it is the most beautiful blue.
May 9, 2012 08:28:59 #
Mary1946 wrote:
Thanks. I appreciate that.
Lately, I've been seeing them swooping down almost touching the water of the pond and then back up. When they are way low and the sun hits their backs, it is the most beautiful blue.
Susan.G. wrote:
Sure is. I just discovered how beautiful they were last year when I got my first picture of one. Nice job.
Thanks. I appreciate that.
Lately, I've been seeing them swooping down almost touching the water of the pond and then back up. When they are way low and the sun hits their backs, it is the most beautiful blue.
I was watching them yesterday and they were at the mud flapping their wings. I thought maybe they were getting a beak full of mud and go back and build their nests.
I don't know what happened but end of last month there were tons of swallows at the bird refuge with their mud nests. But the last two times I went they weren't there like before. Odd.
May 9, 2012 09:55:04 #
judy 2011 wrote:
quote=Mary1946 quote=Susan.G. Sure is. I just d... (show quote)
Maybe they were migrating through the area a month ago. And now are only the ones that stayed in the area.
May 9, 2012 20:52:00 #
Mary1946 wrote:
I took this picture last month. I identified it as a tree swallow. I'd like to be sure if it really is. Is this bird a tree swallow?
Yes.
The swallows you saw gathering mud were probably not these. They may have been drinking from the water. Tree swallows are hole nesters. There are other species who construct nest from mud collected.
What a gorgeous bird.
May 10, 2012 22:56:59 #
Mary1946 wrote:
I took this picture last month. I identified it as a tree swallow. I'd like to be sure if it really is. Is this bird a tree swallow?
Yep, Tree Swallow. And boy were you ever lucky cause they are one hard bird to catch. Always swooping. Good catch.
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