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Tachycineta bicolor
This swallow averages 5 inches long and weighs about 20 g. The bill is tiny. The adult Tree Swallow has iridescent blue-green upperparts, white underparts, and a very slightly forked tail. The female usually has duller colours than the male, often more greenish than the more bluish male. The juvenile plumage is dull grey-brown above and may have hint of a gray breast band. Being highly social outside of the breeding season, tree swallows may form flocks of several thousand birds near roost sites.
Meadow.
This guy spent about ten minutes checking out one of our as yet unoccupied bluebird boxes & seemed to be calling for his mate. Hopefully we will have some new tenants soon!
Spotted on Apr 4, 2012
Submitted on Apr 4, 2012
26 Comments (1–25)
Thanks Ismael!
Lovely photos
Ashish, it always makes me smile too!
Thank you for your kind comments Tanya & Ashish!
First shot is unexpected and memorable so make me smile everytime I see this spotting... =)
Wonderful.....
What a pose you got Karen.. Nice timing... !!
Great first shot, love the series. Beautiful!
Thanks Mary! I took a couple of dozen shots of him singing his heart out but this was the only one where I managed to catch him with his bill open - thank goodness for digital!
Thank you Luc & Atul!
Wonderful series, and perfect timing on the first photo!
beautiful!
Congratulation !!!!! Magnifique photos waw ! exact moment and very detailed !
Thank you Christy & Seema!
Loved the picture..
Poor bird shouting so hard, even its mouth blood vessels are prominent
Beautiful photos Karen! Sometimes thee birds actually do what you want them to do! ;-)
Thank you misako!
beautiful bird!
Janson & Antonio, thank you both for your kind comments! I always seem to struggle to get good shots of birds, but this guy was a gift - he landed about 15 feet from where I was standing & stayed put for about 10 minutes seemingly unconcerned about my presence! I'm hoping he will have a word with the pesky kestrel that I can never manage to snap! :)
PERFECT,you let me with no words to discribe it,spotting of the day:)
congrats Karen
Thanks Lorelei! I love these guys - they follow me around catching all the bugs I stir up when I'm cutting the grass with the tractor but this is the first time I've been able to get photos of one perching!
Great series Karen! Such a beautiful bird.
Thank you Carol & Scott!
Stellar photos, Karen!
All of the photos are so clear and crisp and beautiful!
Gracias harsuame!