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Welcome Swallow (young)
Hirundo neoxena
-34.99, 116.82
Field Notes
Description:
"Young Welcome Swallows are buffy white, instead of rusty, on the forehead and throat, and have shorter tail streamers." (Birdlife Australia)
Habitat:
Clumped together on a branch overhanging the Frankland River.
Notes:
These three young ones were being fed by two adults (see one of the adults at spotting: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/2108566002 )
I found this quite interesting: "Welcome swallows also can cooperate with other birds or companions to drive the insects together.[11] It can remember the insects’ activity routines to make its foraging be more efficient." (Wiki)
And this: "Sometimes they even occur at sea — the name ‘Welcome’ swallow comes from sailors who knew that the sight of a swallow meant that land was not far away." (Birdlife Australia)
Further reference: http://birdlife.org.au/bird-profile/welcome-swallow
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