September 5, 2012

38 :: Swallow



Jaana: Barn Swallows are now slowly leaving us to spend winter in Africa. We'll get to see them again in April-June. An old Finnish saying claims that the sight of the first swallow means summer has arrived.

Kia: The Barn Swallow is the most common member of the swallow family in Britain. Swallows are common summer visitors, arriving in April and leaving in October. A well known proverb goes like this: "One swallow does not make a summer".

5 comments:

  1. Lovely :) I saw some swallows yesterday. Will miss them when they are gone.

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  2. Lovely pictures! We have barn swallows and tree swallows here. They fly around when I'm mowing the yard and they eat the insects I stir up. It's so much fun to watch them swoop down low like they do!

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  3. Lovely, we have Swallows that come every year too.... San Clemente California, they have a swallow festival every year.

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  4. Swallows are lovely birds. They remind me of one of my favorite childhood stories, Thumbelina.

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