Swallows Galore!

© Photographer: William Wise | iNat Observation: 78817022 - Barn Swallow; Walton County, Georgia. May 15, 2018.

The swallows are back for the summer! All day long for the last few weeks I’ve seen them darting, hawking and fluttering over the surface of the water retention pond. In snatching up insects, they leave patterns of concentric ripples in the water’s surface.

I knew that many were Barn Swallows, for they were once again building a nest outside the back door of my office back door. But after seeing a few of the other swallows stop their fluttering for just a moment, I could see some Rough-winged Swallows mixed in the bunch.

​Walton County, Georgia May 15, 2018

• Forecast: Cloudy, 50% chance of thunderstorms; high 77°
• Sunrise 6:33 AM, Sunset 8:26 PM
• Day length: 13 hours, 52 minutes
• Moon: waning crescent, 3% illumination.

Posted on May 16, 2022 03:04 PM by williamwisephoto