Tree Swallow
Tachycineta bicolor
(L 5.75" WS 14.5" Wt 0.7 oz)
Across the millstream below the bridge
Seven blue swallows divide the air
In shapes invisible and evanescent,
Kaleidoscopic beyond the mind’s
Or memory’s power to keep them there.
(by Howard Nemerov)
Can be found in huge flocks
outside of the breeding season.
outside of the breeding season.
Morton Arboretum
Lisle
17Apr2005
Tachycineta in Greek means
moving quickly.
moving quickly.
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Bob Sundstrom
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Ornithology
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Hidden Lake
24Apr2009