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Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
American Cliff Swallow
Photographer: Zachary A. Cava

ID: 0000 0000 0221 1945 (2021-02-17)

Copyright © 2021 Zachary A. Cava

 
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  • date of photo  May 13, 2020
  • location   Sacramento County, California, US
  • notes   During nesting season, swallows and other birds may need to seek out extra sources of calcium to provide for developing eggs. Here I watched a group of swallows collecting bits of freshwater clam shells and other invertebrates.
  • photo category: Animal - Bird

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