A fish may love a bird, but where would they live?
A fish may love a bird, but where would they live?
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Barn Swallow: Have you seen this bird?
Barn Swallow
The Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) is the most widespread species of swallow in the world.
In Northern Europe this is the only common species called a “swallow” instead of a “martin”.
Identification Tips:
• Length: 6 inches with tiny bill
• Dark orange forehead and throat
• Pale orange underparts
• Dark, iridiscent upperparts
• Long, deeply forked tail
• Will nest communally in mud nests under bridges, in barns, etc
Similar species:
The Barn Swallow can be told from all swallows by its deeply forked tail.
There are six subspecies of Barn Swallow, which breed across the Northern Hemisphere.
Four are strongly migratory, and their wintering grounds cover much of the Southern Hemisphere as far south as central Argentina, the Cape Province of South Africa, and northern Australia.
The Barn Swallow is a bird of open country which normally uses man-made structures to breed and consequently has spread with human expansion.
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The bird thinks it a favor…
The bird thinks it a favor to give the fish a lift in the air.
A Rabindranath Tagore quotation
Identify this bird
Northern Gannet
This bird (Morus bassanus, formerly Sula bassana) is a seabird and is the largest member of the gannet family, Sulidae.
Identification Tips:
* Length: 31 inches Wingspan: 70 inches
* Sexes similar
* Pelagic bird only coming ashore to breed
* Large bird that dives for fish from air
* Takes 4 years to reach adult plumage
* Largest booby
Adult
* White head, body, tail, and inner wings
* Yellowish wash on head
* Black outer wing
* Large, gray, pointed bill
* Gray legs and feet
Breeding: Their breeding range is the North Atlantic.
In the United Kingdom, these birds are a protected species. However, a legal exception is made for the inhabitants of the town of Ness (also known as Port Nis) of the Isle of Lewis who are allowed to kill up to 2,000 of them annually to serve as a traditional local delicacy. The taste is described as fishy.
The bird thinks it a favor to give the fish a lift in the air.
By Rabindranath Tagore
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