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Tree Swallow

Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)

Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)

After church Cathy and I went to Stadler Nursury in Laytonsville. On the way we happened to pass the Montgomery County Agricultural Farm Park. There were three large birds walking across the grass a little way in from the entrance and it was three female turkeys. I pulled in but they had moved into the deep grass before I was able to get my camera out and get a picture of them. They would have been small in the picture, anyway. When we went to turn around a little further in this male tree swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) was sitting on the sign just outside Cathy’s window. I got the camera ready and was able to get two pictures before he flew off. What a pretty little bird.

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Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)

Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)

Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)

We don’t actively follow the birding web sites but Cathy happened to be looking at one yesterday and it mentioned that there were some swans on the pond near the Blue Mash Trail. We figured our chances of them being there today were low, but not zero, and we decided we’d go there, anyway. As expected, there was nothing on the pond. We did see orioles, however, and quite a few tree swallows (Tachycineta bicolor), mostly around the bluebird boxes, most of which seem to have been taken by the swallows. This one let me get quite close and this is a full frame photo.

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