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Juvenile "White-bellied" Barn Swallows have a white belly and tawny throat. The tail is also shorter without the deep fork. Preferred nest sites include eaves, rafters, and cross beams of barns, sheds and stables, as well as the undersides of bridges, wharfs, and culverts. Long and slender with a deeply forked tail.
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While the swift spends most of its time soaring high in the sky, the swallow or 'barn swallow' might be seen perching on a wire, or roosting in a reedbed. Here are our top tips to work out what you might have spotted!
Jun 17, 2022 · Juvenile Swallow Taking a Rest. “I took this photo in Forest Park, St. Louis, one Saturday morning. A juvenile barn swallow was resting between flights for catching lunch. I LOVE to see some movement, and she is in the middle of cleaning herself up,” Marian Brickner says.
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They have short, thin black bills, black eyes and black legs and feet. Female swallows are similar to the male but with shorter tail streamers and a less distinct blue collar on the throat. Juvenile swallows are duller than adults with a buff-white forehead and chin, and short tail streamers.
Glistening cobalt blue above and tawny below, Barn Swallows dart gracefully over fields, barnyards, and open water in search of flying insect prey. Look for the long, deeply forked tail that streams out behind this agile flyer and sets it apart from all other North American swallows.
Swallows like to nest in barns, sheds and other outbuildings. They build their cup-shaped nests from mud, usually on a beam, ledge or joist that’s sheltered from the elements. As the chicks grow, you might see their heads pop up over the rim of the nest to demand food from their parents.
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Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) Everybody loves Swallows - they are beautiful and acrobats of the air, hunting insects and feeding on the wing. They're also very hard to get decent photos of! Here's a collection of my favourite swallow shots. Please click on the thumbnails for a larger version.