#chimney swifts

[geopsych]

The chimney swifts left early this year, at least a week ago, and I miss the sound of their happy chatter above me on my walks.

[ncdweller]

On the greenway trail.

Now I want to build one in our field.

[antiqueanimals]

The Backyard Bestiary. Written by Ton de Joode and Anthonie Stolk. Illustrated by Kees de Kiefte. 1982.

Internet Archive

[mmwm]

LINK FEST: 16 MAY 2023

Links that may or may not be related to gardens, food, travel, nature, or heterotopias and liminal spaces but probably are. Sources in parentheses. field guide: to May (Vermont Center for Ecostudies). Including chimney swifts, spring butterflies, early bees, eastern red bats, and snakes. article: The Understory (Sharon Astyk/Ko-Fi). Pondering ground covers, mostly native, for the U.S. northeast…

[sobekc]

1. Common Eider

2. Chimney Swift

3. Razorbill

[flyingbird27]

Chimney Swifts my beloved

more vampires should turn into these creepy little sideways sitting chimney birds

[hoot-alex]

[fullfrontalbirds]

Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica)

© Peter F

[todaysbird]

the chimney swift is a medium-sized member of the swift family primarily found in the southeastern united states + northern south america. at one point, these birds used hollow trees to nest; today, they are almost entirely found using man-made structures, primarily chimneys, which is how they get their name. like other swifts, they are unable to perch, but can vertically cling to surfaces. if groups of chimney swifts are disturbed, they may loudly clap their wings in an attempt to scare off predators. these birds live much of their lives in the air, and only feed on insects and arthropods caught in flight.

[graznot]

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if they cling to vertical surfaces that means they could hang out on bats hanging upside down.....

Would Tumblr draw this for me?

Or find a picture of it?

I've been ever so good.

chimney swifts are so weirddd theyre like if birds decided to be bats.

thats bats. those are bats. to me

[beyourownanchor6]

he’s a 10 but…pt.8 | pt.1 | pt.2 | pt.3 | pt. 4 | pt.5 | pt.6 | pt.7

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[alonglistofbirds]

[2346/11080] Chimney swift - Chaetura pelagica

Order: Apodiformes (swifts and hummingbirds) Family: Apodidae (swifts)

Photo credit: Peter F via Macaulay Library

[coolguyincsworld]

(A-shift during lunch)

Hen and buck: *fighting over best pop girl*

Hen: I can’t believe you think that Taylor is the better of the two

Buck: because she is. Yeah Beyoncés good but have you seen Taylor perform

Eddie: personally I think their both equal

Hen: ok since your putting your two cents in, chim, what about you who do you think is better?

Chimney: as much as I would love to agree with you hen, I think your both wrong. The superior pop star is Britney Spears.

Buck: really? ok, what abt you cap?

Bobby: i plead the fifth

Hen: common cap just tell us.

Bobby: fine, the spice girls

Hen: I mean they are a group but they still count.

Ravi: all those girls are great but you guys are missing the very obvious winner.

Buck: oh really, who?

Ravi: Gaga.

Everyone: *staring at him blankly*

Hen: yeah… Gaga.

[moonylouwho]

now i’m down bad, crying at the gym

[f0lkwh0r3]

tommy kinard, evan buckley, howard han, eddie diaz, and maddie buckley went to the eras tour together.

[m4rswalker]

some studies i’ve been doing! I love creating compositions for animals I’m researching, and I love researching pretty much any animal (birds and marine life have my heart, though.)

what should i draw next?