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Tree Swallow
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| Photo Information |
Copyright: Kathy Meader (writerscrawlz)
![Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 259 W: 2 N: 745]](http://i1.treknature.com/misc/g-n-g.gif) (2429) |
| Genre: Animals |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2006-06-20 |
| Categories: Birds |
| Exposure: f/13.0, 1/200 seconds |
| More Photo Info: [view] |
| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2007-07-24 16:14 |
| Viewed: 359 |
| Points: 2 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
Last summer I took a writing class at Yellowstone Park. While sitting at a picnic bench contemplating my story line, this swallow landed on a fire hydrant several feet in front of me. Until last year, I didn't know what these birds were called.
This swallow doesn't seem to realize he is a tree swallow because he perched on everything but trees. At one point, he landed on the table and eyed me warily, I think hoping for a bit of the chips I'd been eating. They are considered to be slow fliers (I have to wonder about that given the times I had them zoom over my head!) and this appears to be a female if I am to go by the Audubon book that says males are purple. Regardless, I do enjoy these birds because of their colors. |
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He is so cute....and sitting on a frost free...I wonder if anyone S of 49N knows what a frost free is? It is a faucet of water that can be on all winter at below zero C or F because it's valve and pipe are buried way below the freezing line in the soil...right Kathy? Nice capture!
Bob
Pacific NW Wilderness
![Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1897 W: 186 N: 6626]](http://i1.treknature.com/misc/g-g-g.gif){kind=small}