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Cliff Swallow
When it can’t find food, a swallow
will watch its neighbors in the
nesting colony and follow one to
food when it leaves.
will watch its neighbors in the
nesting colony and follow one to
food when it leaves.
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
(L 5.5" WS 12.5" Wt 0.74 oz)
Petrochelidon in Greek means
rock swallow; pyrrhonota in
Greek means flame-colored.
rock swallow; pyrrhonota in
Greek means flame-colored.
© Thomas G.
Sander
Sander
Macaulay
Library
Library
© BirdNote,
Frances Wood
© Wikipedia
Doubtless the Lord must love
the Cliff Swallows…else he
would not have made so many
of them.
the Cliff Swallows…else he
would not have made so many
of them.
(William Dawson)