Southern Rough-winged Swallow
Forage for insects in flight, usually
flying low with a slow deliberate
flight...often nest near water.
flying low with a slow deliberate
flight...often nest near water.
Stelgidopteryx ruficollis
(L 5.3" Wt 0.5 oz)
Upper Blanchisseuse Road
17Feb2018
Stelgidopteryx in Greek
means
scraper wing; ruficollis means
brownish-red neck.
scraper wing; ruficollis means
brownish-red neck.
Pretty swallow, once again
Come and pass me in the rain.
Pretty swallow, why so shy?
Pass again my window by.
(John Clare)
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Scchwartz
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