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Bird Photo of the Month April 2016 |
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Tree Swallows acting together © Ellie Van Os |
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Unlike other swallows, Tree Swallows nest in trees, not banks, cliffs, caves, or barns, the locations where other swallows nest and get their names. When young are raised and insects decline in their nesting grounds, Swallows stay longer, eating wax-coated Myrtle berries which provide fuel for their high-energy migration. Gathering across Northern U.S. and Canada, by December vast numbers reach Florida, streaming high overhead, searching for Wax Myrtle thickets. Ellie Van Os, with Canon, 100-400mm photographed this flock with iridescent blue backs and white bellies. Juanita Baker, Coordinator |
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Tree Swallow by Ellie Van Os. |
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