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SW Florida USA - which swallow?
Hi, Seen today over Cape Coral. 1 & 2 Same bird. Thanks for any help!- Fandango739
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- cape coral florida swallow
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- Forum: Bird Identification Q&A
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Dusky Crag Martin : river bank at Rishikesh : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari
This dark plumaged bird of swallow group ... likes to roost and nest on the rocky outcrops and crags ... ... and also inhabit sparsely used ... old and dilapidated buildings ... Here ... one can see it using the ledge in the stilt parking of a resort on River Ganga at Rishikesh ...- aloktewari
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- bank of river ganga dusky crag martin india ptyonoprogne concolor rishikesh swallow uttarakhand himalayas video
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Wire tailed Swallow : collecting wet clay for nest : Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari & Alok Tewari
These beauties collect wet clay/ mud and roll it into small pellets ... ... mixing it with saliva and sticking these small pellets together to make lovely ... wonderfully designed retort shaped nests ... _________________ Village Mankrola Gurugram Haryana India 8 August 2023- aloktewari
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- gurugram haryana hirundo smithii india nest material swallow video village mankrola wire-tailed swallow
- Comments: 5
- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Barn swallow at the beach
The bay was calm yesterday afternoon. I viewed the different shades of blues and greens through my Leicas and watched barn swallows hunt for insects. I watched their manoeuvres and thought I would have a go at taking some pictures. Here's one I'd like to share because it is pretty close up and...- jafritten
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- aerial in flight rauchschwalbe swallow
- Comments: 5
- Category: Britain & Europe
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Swallow- Compuwight
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- hirundo rustica isle of wight swallow
- Comments: 4
- Category: Britain & Europe
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Barn Swallow
Gathering some twigs for nesting- MelospizaMelodiaFan
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- bay area east bay swallow
- Comments: 6
- Category: North America
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A few unknown birds from Gambia
Hi, a have for quite a while had problems with a few identifications from a trip in February 2019 to Gambia. Hope you can brighten some lights on some of them. Photo 1: Assume this to be a Pink-backed Pelican. Photo 2 and 3: I feel this has to be a Wahlberg's Eagle, but somehow the jizz gives...- Liebzi
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- africa bishop cisticola exclamatory paradise whydah gambia martin pelican swallow wahlberg's eagle
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- Forum: Bird Identification Q&A
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Cliff hanger ...
Clinging ... Image taken from the top of the wall ... ... shows amazing ability of these cliff swallows to hang on to the vertical structures ... Here they are clinging to the side of the boundary wall of a village pond ... An ... imagine ... the standard books decribe them to have...- aloktewari
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- haryana india indian cliff swallow jhajjar petrochelidon fluvicola streak-throated swallow swallow
- Comments: 9
- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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The wires ...
The wires of this fabulous male are showing very well ... ... allowing me a delightful shot __________ Keoladeo National Park Bharatpur Rajasthan India- aloktewari
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- bharatpur hirundo smithii india keoladeo national park rajasthan swallow wire-tailed swallow
- Comments: 11
- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Himalayas - 635
Amazing level of skill ... ... commitment organization and diligence ... He had picked up two long sticks ... ... but did not leave ... pushed them to the back part of his bill ... then proceeded to roll up a wet mud pellet ... ... to mop up the shopping list for making that beautifully...- aloktewari
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- chamba collecting nest material himachal pradesh himalayas hirundo rustica india swallow
- Comments: 9
- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Feeding on the wing
A chilly wander around Arbroath, it's either been or VERY long time since I was here OR, I've never actually been. Took a stroll round the inner harbour, spotted these being fed so, back to the car for the "big boy" (lens)- Scozmos
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- arbroath harbour hirundo rustica scotland swallow
- Comments: 5
- Category: Britain & Europe
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Cliff-hanger ...
Different view of the Plumage of this lovely species of Swallow ... ... also known as Indian Cliff Swallow One may watch their nesting site and action by following any of the two links given here ... https://www.facebook.com/alokrenudr/videos/1487744061675650/...- aloktewari
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- haryana india indian cliff swallow jhajjar mandothi petrochelidon fluvicola streak-throated swallow swallow
- Comments: 9
- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Wire ... on hire
Streak-throated Swallow There were hundreds of them ... ... alternately flying ... and perching ... ... and loved those power lines ... __________ Sonipat Haryana India 26 August 2022- aloktewari
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- haryana india mandoti petrochelidon fluvicola sonipat streak-throted swallow swallow
- Comments: 6
- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Amazing Wildlife of India by Renu Tewari and Alok Tewari : Wire-tailed Swallows and Streak-throated Swallows
5K views, 81 likes, 3 loves, 19 comments, 141 shares, Facebook Watch Videos It was a happy season for Wire-tailed Swallows and Streak-throated Swallows ... And the adults and Juveniles of the two formed a stunningly beautiful mixed group ... getting along very well with each other ... I...- aloktewari
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- haryana hirundo smithii india jhajjar petrochelidon fluvicola streak-throated swallow swallow video wire-tailed swallow
- Comments: 7
- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Swallow Feeding
- kennyok
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- swallow
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- Category: Britain & Europe
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On the waterfront ...
Adult and immature ... Beautiful ... as them swallows are ... ... with wires flowing behind the tail ... they look special ... Population in India has a north-south seasonal movement within India ... This is Indian/ South Asian subspecies H. s. filifera ... _________ Wire-tailed Swallow...- aloktewari
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- bharatpur hirundo smithii india keoladeo national park migration rajasthan swallow wire-tailed swallow
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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First Swallow of my Year on the Isle of Wight- Compuwight
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- hirundo rustica isle of wight swallow
- Comments: 3
- Category: Britain & Europe
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Tree swallow house shopping
A bit of snow catches bright morning light, shimmering blue-green back the swallow takes flight.- Dr. K
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- bird house swallow
- Comments: 3
- Category: North America
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Little Egret and an ex-frog
Unlucky frog- WildPhotographer
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- frog swallow
- Comments: 7
- Category: Britain & Europe
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Yorktown, Virginia, United States of America - swallows
Are these Bank Swallows or maybe Northern Rough-winged Swallows? In looking at the Peterson Guide, it would appear that coastal Virginia is at the southern edge of the Bank Swallow's range, which means that it might be possible. It was a very dark, rainy day when I took the photos, so yes, I...- Fandango739
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- swallow virginia yorktown
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- Forum: Bird Identification Q&A
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Swallow in my garden.
Swallow over my garden.- Ptarmi
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- in-flight swallow
- Comments: 6
- Category: Britain & Europe
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Swallow over Meadow
Swallow flying over a meadow.- Ptarmi
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- in-flight swallow
- Comments: 1
- Category: Britain & Europe
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Swallow over my garden.
Swallow in flight.- Ptarmi
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- in-flight swallow
- Comments: 2
- Category: Britain & Europe
