Violet-green Swallow - Tachycineta thalassina
The Violet-green Swallow is an aerial insectivore and according to Sibley, tends to feed more over land than other swallows, but you could have fooled me. The only time I have identified these swallows is over water.
This Violet-green Swallow was on the roof next to our rental home on the lake in Nelson, BC.
Swallow species can be categorized by nesting behavior either as a cavity-nester or as a mud-nester. Violet-green Swallows, together with Tree and Northern Rough-winged Swallows, build their nests in holes and crevices of trees, cliffs, or banks. Barn, Cliff, and Cave Swallows build their nests from mud.
The Violet-green Swallow is an aerial insectivore and according to Sibley, tends to feed more over land than other swallows, but you could have fooled me. The only time I have identified these swallows is over water.
This Violet-green Swallow was on the roof next to our rental home on the lake in Nelson, BC.
Swallow species can be categorized by nesting behavior either as a cavity-nester or as a mud-nester. Violet-green Swallows, together with Tree and Northern Rough-winged Swallows, build their nests in holes and crevices of trees, cliffs, or banks. Barn, Cliff, and Cave Swallows build their nests from mud.
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