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Petrochelidon pyrrhonota; American Cliff Swallow   

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Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
American Cliff Swallow
Photographer: Ron Wolf

ID: 0000 0000 0510 2197 (2010-05-27)

Copyright © 2010 Ron Wolf

 
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  • date of photo  May 26, 2010
  • location   Shoreline Park. Mountain View (Santa Clara County, California, US)
  • family Hirundinidae
  • order Passeriformes
  • class Aves
  • notes   Swallow on its partially constructed mud nest. As construction proceeds, one the mating pair usually remains at the nest to guard it from being taken over by another pair of swallows or by opportunistic finches or sparrows.
  • keywords: nest nesting breeding adult
  • camera   Canon 40D, 420mm, f/8, 1/80 sec.
  • photo category: Animal - Bird

  • MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS ANIMAL
  • common names   American Cliff Swallow (photographer)
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