All Kinds of Swallows!
How many swallows do you know?
I don’t know all the birds around here, but taking pictures of them, I’ve learned a lot. Even when I can identify them though, swallows are incredibly hard to take pictures of most of the time! They’re usually swooping over water or meadows, catching insects in their enormous beaks. They fly and change direction incredibly quickly and I have very few successful photos of them in-flight because I just can’t get them in the frame! But occasionally they sit still. The other day I had the amazing treat of seeing five different kinds of swallows all in the same place.
If you know your birds, try scrolling through my pictures and naming the swallows before reading the descriptions. If you don’t know your birds, I hope you’ll enjoy getting to see most of the kinds of swallows that come to the Victoria region.
A purple martin sitting on a wire in front of a wooden bird box looking extremely regal.
A violet green swallow on a thick wire in front of a blue sky.
A tree swallow perched on a wire in front of a blue sky.
A barn swallow sitting on a wooden railing looking a little like Napoleon with a puffed-out chest.
A barn swallow with wings in motion as they take off from a wooden railing.
A rough-winged swallow perched on a rusted chain.
A rough-winged swallow is screaming with one wing extended.
A barn swallow standing on the ground, looking over one shoulder.
Do you love birds too?
You might like this post of tropical birds I saw in a conservatory and this one of Victoria region birds.
Tell me in the comments how many swallows you were able to guess!
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