#cliffswallow

Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) Saw this bird at Big Marsh south side Chicago. Restored marsh + single track trails + cyclocross course = awesomeness#ecorecreation#bigmarsh #joeandsarahart #cliffswallow #birdsofinstagram

Another earth day bird portrait 🌏 #swallow #cliffswallow #birding #birdnerd #shareslo #beonksby #visitoslo #osoflaco (at Oso Flaco Lake)

Scenes From My Walk - Cliff Swallows seen from the bridge over the Santa Fe River #ScenesFromMyWalk #CliffSwallow #BridgeOverSantaFeRiver #SilerRoadBridge #Birds #Bird #BirdPhotography #Birding #BirdingPhotography #Swallows #SwallowsOfInstagram #Naturalist #PhotoByJeriRae (at Santa Fe, New Mexico) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cf26qKuN3zh/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Recommended By My Apple Photos’ AI - Cliff Swallow returning to its nest under the eves of the Inn Of The Mountain Gods A Mescalero Apache Business. This was taken in the mid 2000s or the Aughts if you prefer. #RecommendedPhotos #CliffSwallow #InnOfTheMountainGods #TheAughts #LandscapePhotography #Birds #Bird #BirdPhotography #Birding #BirdingPhotography #Swallows #SwallowsOfInstagram #Naturalist #PhotoByJeriRae (at Inn of the Mountain Gods) https://www.instagram.com/p/CezCbznPCfW/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Doing some prep work for this week’s Backyard Birds class with @richmondartcenter using my trusty colored pencils and stylus tool. This week’s subject is a Cliff Swallow! 🪺🪶🐦 . . . . #bird #birds #swallow #cliffswallow #putabirdonit #coloredpencils #prismacolorpremier #luminancepencils #hotpresswatercolorpaper #teachingartist #jenniferlindermanart #birdart #learn #create #followlove https://www.instagram.com/p/CcgLmQcv94n/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

A colony of Cliff Swallows has made this highway bridge that crosses the lake their nesting site, making mud nests that cling to the concrete surface. Photographed at Cedar Creek Lake - 5/22/20 #birds #swallow #cliffswallow #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #wildlife (at Cedar Creek Lake, Stanford, KY) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBLIrMyhZBc/?igshid=34jjdwclaijr

It's like a pit stop for flying race cars at a super colony of Cliff Swallows. Some cool facts: - In large colony like this, they exhibit extensive vocalizations to coordinate feeding and safety. This group is very vocal and sings loudly to itself. - They like to blend and feed with other swallow species and will always be the ones feeding at the highest layers. - As a 'parasitic nester' they lay extra eggs in neighboring nests as a survival strategy. Typical brood size is 4, so if you see more in a nest they are raising a sneaky neighbor's kid. Because they are one of the more social birds on the planet, they will raise another's chick without concern even though it means their own will not have enough food and eventually succumb to the neighbor's stronger and healthier kids. (they are still very cute despite such treachery) #birds #birdsinflight #cliffswallow #swallowbird (at A Secret Location!) https://www.instagram.com/p/CA2k648nLhs/?igshid=1gihfllbwfd7g