Wordless Wednesday: Swift #Swallows in the Great Outdoors

For Wordless Wednesday, let your images tell the story.

swallow in flight
Fuzzy swallow in flight
Swallow in the Birdhouse
Adult swallow checking things out
violet-green swallow
Violet-green Swallow
Baby swallow about to leave the nest
Fledgling Violet-green Swallow demanding food

“True hope is swift and flies on swallow’s wings.” ~ William Shakespeare

Sharing for Marsha’s WQ

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35 responses to “Wordless Wednesday: Swift #Swallows in the Great Outdoors”

  1. That last bird is one of the cutest bird pictures ever. He is smiling at you! 🙂

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    1. Thank you, Marsha. That was the baby swallow. He was so brave to sit there so close to me.

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      1. So adorable. That should be on the cover of a bird magazine,

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  2. Hi, Terri – Your bird photography is stunning (as is all of your photography). There colours are absolutely beautiful!

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    1. Thank you, Donna! The swallows make it easy on this photographer when they pose 😉

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  3. Simply beautiful, Terri

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    1. Thank you, Toni. I never get tired of seeing them swoop and fly around our property.

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  4. Beautiful! Have a good week, Terri.

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  5. There’s still lots of work to do. The engineering of the retaining walls is so different here. We got several quotes and they seemed to use the same company for pavers and blocks. The blocks for the walls are hollow in the back and they poured river rocks behind the blocks to hold them. In CA, they use rebar and pour cement in the center of the blocks to build the walls.
    Well, the river rocks are mixed with the soil. I had to dig down more than a foot to remove the river rocks and mend the soil with sand, bark chips and good soil. After that, and good soil on top before planting. It was labor intensive work. I’ll wait until the end of summer to do more digging. In the meantime, I have some flowers to look at.

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    1. Wow, that’s crazy. Well, at least you have the time. Glad you have flowers 💐

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      1. Yeah, I spent several hours cleaning a couple of feet. My long term project!!

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  6. Love the colors of the adult and the demanding fledgling is a winner too.

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    1. Thank you, Graham! You can only see their colors when they’re perched.

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  7. These are pretty swallows Terri. We don’t have Violet-green Swallows in Michigan. I like all the photos but the swallow giving you the side eye and the chick demanding food were my favorites.

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    1. Side eye, that’s funny Linda. That’s what my dog does and he knows he’s doing it. I got so lucky with the swallow chick. He was only a couple of feet away when I approached my she-shed. I thought he would squeeze back in but he stayed and posed. I think it was getting hot in the birdhouse.

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      1. Animals and birds are funny with the side eye or a backward glance. It’s like they’re thinking “you’re not pulling any funny stuff with me – I see you there!” That swallow chick is getting too big for the birdhouse, like when chicks are ready to fledge and sit on the side of the nest, like they can’t endure staying there a minute longer! 🙂

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  8. what a beautiful bird! I love the colors!!

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    1. Thanks, Dawn! We sure are happy to see the swallows here. I’m glad they liked the birdhouse.

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  9. My favorite is the bird that’s sticking its head out asking for food.

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    1. Thank you, Anne! I’m really excited about that picture. My birdhouse is above the barn door to my she-shed. I had walked out to it then looked up and saw the baby sitting there. Captured it with my phone at close range. Brave little thing!

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  10. Lovely colorful swallows, Terri! I haven’t seen one or I don’t recognize one. We have quite a few birds in my backyard now.
    It turned out we’re fully occupied with the grandkids in the summer. Have fun the rest of the week.

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    1. Thank you, Miriam! We have a lot of swallows here. Im glad they eat a lot of bugs. Enjoy your grandkids!!

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      1. I have to think of projects for Autumn to do and prepare themselves ahead of time, otherwise, it’ll just be screen time.

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      2. How’s your backyard coming along?

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  11. great shots Terri! They must like you to pose!

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    1. Thanks, Wayne! This baby swallow was very brave.

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  12. Great pictures Terri!

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    1. Thanks, Anne! That blurry image was taken under the boat ramp of Rio Viento rv park on Sherman Island years ago. Despite the new camera then, those swallows weren’t easy to catch in flight.

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  13. Love the fledgling shots, Terri and a gorgeously colourful swallow.

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    1. Thanks, Cathy! When they sit still for a moment you can really see their colors. I had seen mama swallow sitting at the birdhouse opening before. But it was just last week when I walked by my she-shed, I saw the baby sitting in the opening with his mouth open. He just sat there, I’m thinking because it was hot that day. Someone told me on Facebook the swallow babies fledge fully able to fly but they go back into the nest.

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  14. You make me like swallows

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    1. Thanks, Jacqui, they’re cute little things!

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