Give Me My Pole

When I arrived at Garbry Big Woods Sanctuary one day this week I saw nature at work. There was a red-winged blackbird perched on this pole. Just above him this Tree Swallow was hovering. I could not hear what was happening, but I am sure there was some squawking. The red-winged flew away and the swallow took his place. It was cool.

~ Rick

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Aerobatic Ace Sticks The Landing!

There is more color to this Tree Swallow than I was able to capture in this photo. They are beautiful and so fun to watch fly. They dart around over ponds and rivers while feasting on insects.

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Swallow

I do not get many opprotunities to photograph a Tree Swallow. They are great flyers .. and fast. This one was just waiting for me to take a photo.

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I Guess He Needed A Break

It is rare that we see a Tree Swallow this close and not flying around. They have amazing sills in the air. In the Wikipedia entry they refers to them as 'aerial insectivore'. They are so fun to just watch fly.

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Getting A Closer Look

This American Tree Sparrow was interestred in us .. for a while anyway. Tree Sparrows always seem to be more willing to check us out.

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