Barn Swallow

I don't often get the chance to photograph a Barn Swallow, but I now know where to find them - always far away, unfortunately. This one was perched on the wire yesterday early evening, when I went for a short drive SW of the city. No sign of the Great Gray Owls - but I certainly can't complain, after seeing it/them on three different days within the last 10 or so days.

"Glistening cobalt blue above and tawny below, Barn Swallows dart gracefully over fields, barnyards, and open water in search of flying insect prey. Look for the long, deeply forked tail that streams out behind this agile flyer and sets it apart from all other North American swallows. Barn Swallows often cruise low, flying just a few inches above the ground or water. True to their name, they build their cup-shaped mud nests almost exclusively on human-made structures." From AllAboutBirds.

www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/barn_swallow/id