#Swallow

[soviet-furries]

Snegurochka/The Snow Maiden (Снегурочка)

Soyuzmultfilm, 1952

[hd on vk]

[herpsandbirds]

Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor), peering from the entrance to a nest box, family Hirundinidae, found across most of North America

photograph by em_photography22

[tk2501]

[simplified-birds]

Simplified bird #108 - tree swallow

( requested by anon )

[birds--daily]

day 37

today's bird (and yesterday's mystery swallow) is the northern rough-winged swallow!

- the northern rough-winged swallow gets its name from tiny hooks on the leading edge of its primary feathers!

- its genus name Stelgidopteryx means "scraper wing" and its species name serripennis means "saw feather"

- it takes swallows around 100 days to finish growing new feathers (which they molt while flying)

[goryhorroor]

horror sub-genres: domestic

[thomas--bombadil]

A swallow takes home security very seriously.

[todaysbird]

this is NOT the correct way to hold a bird and i know that - i promise i’m holding her gently, but she was stuck in a fence and badly panicking, so i had limited time to get a hold on her. anyway these are some close up shots of a tree swallow i freed from an aforementioned fence - i love these birds and their iridescence, and getting a closer look was very cool 💕

side note - if you ever need to hold a bird and you CAN take the time to do it as safely as possible, look up the banding hold! it’s essentially making your fingers into what looks like little overalls over the bird’s shoulder area and chest

[introvertedswimmer]

Tree Swallow

[nikkisimone]

Ready to be taken out ❤️

[scottpartridge]

Violet Green Swallow for day 28 of #birdtober2024 hosted by @aholmesartstudio

[herpsandbirds]

what’s your favorite aerial insectivore?

Oh that's an easy one...

Purple Martins (Progne subis), T - female, B- male, family Hirundinidae, Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, NJ, USA

Photographs by Subhro Mandal

And a very close 2nd is...

Common Nighthawk aka Bullbat (Chordeiles minor), parent with chick, family Caprimulgidae, order Caprimulgiformes, MS, USA

photograph by Larry Pace

[funnylust]

[tanuki-kimono]

Soothing sage green kimono with large blooming tsubaki (camellia), paired with a black-base obi showing romantic swallow in the willows

[inestheunicorn]

Very cute and chonky birb folder icons for my Patrons this month 🐦

[hofmanns]

SWALLOW (2019) Dir. Carlo Mirabella-Davis