Near Mareeba Wetlands
21Oct2015
Welcome Swallow
Native to Australia and nearby
islands...commonly found on
wires, posts and other perches.
islands...commonly found on
wires, posts and other perches.
Hirundo neoxena
(L 5.9" Wt 0.32-0.71 oz)
O tell her, Swallow, thou that knowest each,
That bright and fierce and fickle is the South,
And dark and true and tender is the North.
(Alfred, Lord Tennyson)
(Alfred, Lord Tennyson)
Hirundo is Latin for swallow;
neoxena is Latin for new,
different stranger.
neoxena is Latin for new,
different stranger.
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