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On our birdwatching trip on Jæren today, I just saw my first swallows of the year.

First two sand martins (Riparia riparia) like these from last year (sandsvaler in Norwegian), and then two barn swallows (låvesvaler in Norwegian).

My album of birds here.

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A Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia) perched on a rooftop next to Zachary Pond in Oakville.

These things are hard to catch in flight...

Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve , Nevada

Tongrube Laumans, Brüggen, Kreis Viersen, Deutschland

Tongrube Laumans, Brüggen, Kreis Viersen, Deutschland

Also known as a Sand Martin, this is a very rare visitor to our Southern state though more common in North India where they winter after migrating from the Pale Arctic region. They have a wide spread across much of Europe, Asia and even North America.

The birds are pretty small - maybe 12-14 cms and have a slow erratic flight path. They tend to catch the insects in flight making them pretty hard to shoot in flight. Two birds came to a city lake, I was lucky to have spotted them close. I sat on the ground trying to shoot some birds and this one came close by giving this wonderful opportunity. The birds are solo fliers unlike other swallows like the Barn Swallow or Streak Throated Swallow which fly in small groups. The Bank swallow joined others species, but it was flying alone with no other members of its species around.

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This past summer, I photographed families of all three Norwegian swallow species on the island I'm from.

This is one of many families in a colony of sand martins (Riparia riparia). Both parents came with food for one of the chicks each time.

As you can see, I didn't disturb them since I sat in the car with my dad. And I got too many fun photos of both this and other families as well, that I have to save for later.

(Sandsvale-familie in Norwegian)

Check out many more photos of them in the links below the line!

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Hornsby Bend, Austin, TX

Hornsby Bend, Austin, TX

Hornsby Bend, Austin, TX

So small!