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Common Swift (Apus apus) We found this beautiful Common Swift (Apus Apus) lying in the baking sun in the grass near a road. It was apparently unable to take off on itself. After examination and a photo we threw the bird back in the air and it flew away making bigger and bigger circles around us till it disappeared out of sight. Apus,Apus apus,Birds,Common Swift,France Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Common Swift (Apus apus)

We found this beautiful Common Swift (Apus Apus) lying in the baking sun in the grass near a road. It was apparently unable to take off on itself. After examination and a photo we threw the bird back in the air and it flew away making bigger and bigger circles around us till it disappeared out of sight.

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  1. View Roeselien Raimond's profile
    Roeselien Raimond
    Snow Leopard
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    Glad to read you helped him get back on track! Kudos for the good deed ;) Posted 14 years ago
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    Jürek Zamoyski
    Bull Frog
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    Good deeds come back. Posted 14 years ago

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The Common Swift

The Common Swift is a medium-sized bird, superficially similar to the Barn Swallow or House Martin but somewhat larger. It is, however, completely unrelated to those passerine species, since swifts are in the separate order Apodiformes.

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Similar species: Swifts And Hummingbirds
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By Joost Thissen

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Uploaded Jul 24, 2011. Captured Jul 8, 2006 03:38 in 1475-1921 Chemin des Condamines, 84120 Pertuis, France.
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  • Canon PowerShot S2 IS
  • f/4
  • 1/636s
  • 20.7mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.

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