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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 1955 (2010-05-24)

Copyright © 2010 Ron Wolf

 
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  • date of photo  May 10, 2010
  • location   Palo Alto Baylands. Palo Alto (Santa Clara County, California, US)
  • family Hirundinidae
  • order Passeriformes
  • class Aves
  • notes   The swallow is gathering a beak load of grass to line its nest. These swallows build their nests out of mud, then furnish the interior with a bed of grass.
  • keywords: nest, nesting, adult, breeding
  • camera   Canon 40D, 420mm, f/7.1, 1/500 sec.
  • photo category: Animal - Bird

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