Welcome Swallow
COMMON NAME: Welcome Swallow
These small glossy dark blue birds have a rufous chin, white underbelly and forked tail.
They can be seen at the inlet, on the beach and in the village.
If you sit quietly at the picnic table at the inlet, you will see them whizz by overhead.
They forage on the wing, swooping acrobatically while catching insects.
*These Local Notes are provided by
Leanne Cusack & Diane Carpenter
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GALLERY photos taken in and around Sandy Point & Shallow Inlet.
*Photographed by Leanne Cusack (unless otherwise credited)
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