American Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota)

Las Gallinas, California. Apr 17, 2019

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Thibaud Aronson

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While I'm randomly digging things up from the US, I thought I'd upload this, mostly for the associated video!
It's always interested to see swallows on the ground, and I loved the way they held their wings up like butterflies, while they were gathering mud for their nests (and a couple enterprising males took their chance at some lovemaking too...) Posted 6 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Very cool video, never noticed this behavior before. I also inlined it in your description, hope you don't mind :) Posted 6 years ago
2. 1. Thibaud Aronson
    
    Lion
    
    Thanks! I should have thought of doing that :) Posted 6 years ago

The American Cliff Swallow

The American Cliff Swallow is a member of the passerine bird family Hirundinidae — the swallows and martins. It breeds in North America and is migratory, wintering in western South America from Venezuela southwards to northeast Argentina. This species is a very rare vagrant to western Europe.

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Similar species: Perching Birds

Species identified by Thibaud Aronson

By Thibaud Aronson

Uploaded Jun 16, 2019. Captured Jan 23, 2014 02:31 in 300 Smith Ranch Rd, San Rafael, CA 94903, USA.

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Canon EOS 7D Mark II
f/7.1
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ISO200
400mm

Captured in the winter. More winter photos.