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Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

Photo by ceherzog
Published on Project Noah
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35.1437, -82.8212

Field Notes

Description:

Easily ID'd by their long, deeply forked tail. They sure look grumpy!

Habitat:

On a baseball diamond fence in a sports field...3000' elevation

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
Malcolm Wilton-Jones
These are grumpy because the do not yet have their tail streamers, nor do they know how to catch food yet. They have probably just fledged, are worn out from their first flight, and are now waiting for the parents to feed them because they caught nothing!
Ava T-B
Angry baby birds. Where's that parent with my dinner?

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Animals of North Carolina
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PublishedAugust 19, 2013

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