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The tree swallow lays a clutch of two to eight, although usually four to seven, [14] pure white, and translucent at laying, eggs that measure about 19 by 14 mm (0.75 by 0.55 in). [53] These eggs are incubated by the female, [14] usually after the second-to-last egg is laid, [54] for 11 to 20 days, [53] although most hatch after 14 to 15 days.
Tree swallow: north-central Alaska and up to the tree line in Canada and as far south as Tennessee in the eastern part of its range, California and New Mexico in the west, and Kansas in the centre Tachycineta cyaneoviridis: Bahama swallow: northern Bahamas: Andros, Grand Bahama, Abaco, and New Providence Tachycineta thalassina: Violet-green swallow
Woodpeckers are small to medium-sized birds with chisel-like bills, short legs, stiff tails, and long tongues used for capturing insects. Some species have feet with two toes pointing forward and two backward, while several species have only three toes. Many woodpeckers have the habit of tapping noisily on tree trunks with their bills.
The barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) is the most widespread species of swallow in the world, occurring on all continents, with vagrants reported even in Antarctica. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is a distinctive passerine bird with blue upperparts and a long, deeply forked tail.
A red-tailed hawk perched in a tree eating a rabbit. Accipitridae is a family of birds of prey which includes hawks, eagles, kites, harriers, and Old World vultures. These birds have very large powerful hooked beaks for tearing flesh from their prey, strong legs, powerful talons, and keen eyesight. Swallow-tailed kite, Elanoides forficatus (C)
The genus name is the Latin word for a swallow. [3] Linnaeus included eight species in the genus and of these William Swainson designated the barn swallow ( Hirundo rustica ) as the type species . [ 4 ] [ 5 ]
feeds on medium-size fish, including flounders, which they catch by diving from the air, feet first; the birds are unique in Connecticut as the only species with a fish-only diet, and they are one of the few raptors that prey on live fish; they can be seen hovering over the water before splashing down, sometimes 2 or 3 feet in the water; the ...
The shallow, bowl-shaped nest is built from grass, twigs and roots and lined with fine grass. Nests are situated in tree forks or hollow stumps. Woodswallows are also known to recycle abandoned magpie-lark nests to use as their own. [10] The normal clutch size is between 2 and 5 eggs. These are tapered oval-shaped and cream or pinkish in color ...