Barn Swallow Well Dressed
On the other side from their throats to the undersides of their tails they are reddish orange.
Barn swallow well dressed. The barn swallow 5 3 4 to 7 3 4 inches 15 to 20 cm in length is the only swallow in the united states with a long deeply forked tail fig. Update 9 29 2004 while these swallow pages are offered to those who want to attract barn swallows to their yards the preponderance of email over the past 4 years has been from people who want to get rid of swallows. They also have a patch of feathers directly above their beaks that is bright orange.
Look for the long deeply forked tail that streams out behind this agile flyer and sets it apart from all other north american swallows. The barn swallow is a pretty little bird it also can be an aggressive little pest therefore human beings and this individual human tend to have a love hate relationship with the swallow. Glistening cobalt blue above and tawny below barn swallows dart gracefully over fields barnyards and open water in search of flying insect prey.
Barn swallows are bright little birds with blue suits and orange dress shirts from the tops of their heads to their tails their feathers are blue. During the nesting season this site receives around 20 emails per day concerning barn swallows.