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Tree swallow

Tachycineta bicolor

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42.2007, -88.9819

Field Notes

Description:

fast birds skimming the water for insects, males can be iridescent blue-green.

Habitat:

a group of maybe 5 or 6 all feeding over the river

Reference Links:

Tree Swallow, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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Ursula
beautiful series! love it! :)

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PublishedApril 24, 2013

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