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Plain swift (Apus unicolor) Costa Teguise, Lanzarote, Canarias. Sep 16, 2021 Apus unicolor,Geotagged,Plain swift,Spain,Summer Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Plain swift (Apus unicolor)

Costa Teguise, Lanzarote, Canarias. Sep 16, 2021

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
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    Like an arrow! Posted 3 years ago
    1. View Thibaud Aronson's profile
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      Indeed! Posted 3 years ago
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    That's a great capture!! Posted 3 years ago
    1. View Thibaud Aronson's profile
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      Thanks! Always a fun challenge shooting swifts :)
       Posted 3 years ago
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    Certainly is, yours is very sharp, they're a challenge, maybe easier just after leaving the nest. These 2 leaving the next house to me. I've not seen the plain swift.
    Swifts leaving the nest Apus apus,Common Swift,Cumbria,Kings Meaburn
     Posted 3 years ago, modified 3 years ago
    1. View Thibaud Aronson's profile
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      Ooh very nice! I'm not sure I've ever seen a swift nest! Posted 3 years ago
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        You wouldn't probably recognise it as a nest - they nest under the eaves and that's about it! Amazing, and then 700 odd days before the young next touch something other than air. (when they next touch something on the ground). Posted 3 years ago
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          Yup, they're really incredible creatures! Posted 3 years ago

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The Plain swift

The plain swift is a medium-sized swift. Although this bird is superficially similar to a barn swallow or house martin, it is not related to those passerine species. The resemblances between the groups are due to convergent evolution reflecting similar life styles.

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Similar species: Swifts And Hummingbirds
Species identified by Thibaud Aronson
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By Thibaud Aronson

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Uploaded Oct 12, 2021. Captured Sep 16, 2021 16:21 in Av. de las Islas Canarias, 3, 35508 Costa Teguise, Las Palmas, Spain.
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  • Canon EOS 7D Mark II
  • f/10.0
  • 1/1250s
  • ISO2000
  • 420mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.