What happened to this swallow to cause it to be so drab looking? That was my first thought when I looked at these images.
The bird was perched at a location where I had previously seen a lot of Barn Swallows (Hirundo rustica), but it looked more like a Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor). However, all of the Tree Swallows that I have seen before have been a shiny bluish-green in color. Was this a different kind of sparrow?
It turns out that the answer to my mini-mystery is quite simple—juvenile Tree Sparrows are not the same color as the adults. I guess that I had been assuming that the young Tree Sparrows would be miniature versions of their parents.
The little swallow seemed quite content to pose for me and allowed me to get profile shots and head-on shots without any instructions. Perhaps a modeling career is in its future.
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Simple yet beautiful !
utham
Thanks. There are a minimum number of colors and the composition is very uncomplicated.
I do agree with you .
It is tough to stay simple ! :)!
Keep shooting !
utham
Nice shots!
Very nice portraits. They seem to be right on schedule in your part of the world. Usually, Tree Swallows are fledging from the nest right about now in MN too, but it’s much too cold this year for them.
Thanks. Today I passed by a nesting box being used by tree swallows and saw two different swallows enter. Do both parents feed the little ones? I think I heard sounds of baby birds when I was relatively close by.