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Welcome Swallow
Hirundo neoxena
-37.8993, 145.278
Field Notes
Description:
A small bird with bluish grey back and head, rust-coloured throat and whitish belly. Tail was forked with white patches on tail feathers
Habitat:
Spotted flying around over a lake.
Widespread in Australia and are more common in the southern parts.
Notes:
Feed on a wide variety of insects which they catch during flight. They were like little acrobats in air and difficult to photograph (with my pocket camera, anyway !)
Reference Links:
Welcome Swallow | BIRDS in BACKYARDS
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedSeptember 8, 2013
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