Searching for Migrants at the Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive
May 7, 2023 - I was happy to find that the Barn Swallows are still hanging out in their favorite corner.... Read more
Barn Swallow
 | Like most swallows, I’m a tiny bird that flies around really fast. Some people have the mistaken impression that I never land! Unlike a Tree Swallow, I have brown on my chin and underside. Most Likely Found: In the marsh, In your backyard When: Year-Round Where I've photographed: Fort De Soto, Lake Apopka, Orlando Wetlands, Viera Wetlands Read more: Barn Swallow at Cornell Lab of Ornithology Ebird: Barn Swallow eBird range |
I have written 31 posts including a photo of a Barn Swallow
Juvenile Barn Swallows at LAWD
September 5, 2021 - The highlight of the morning was the juvenile Barn Swallows.... Apparently it's exhausting to be a Barn Swallow parent.... Read more
Continuing Quest for Least Bittern Flight Shots at LAWD
August 23, 2021 - I spotted a juvenile Barn Swallow, and for one, he wasn't hanging out on a power line!... Read more
Baby Bitterns and More at Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive
August 7, 2021 - My last bird of the morning was a juvenile Barn Swallow on the power line down by the swallow nesting site.... Read more
Summer Families at Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive
July 3, 2021 - Again I looked for juvenile Barn Swallows waiting to be fed, and again I ended up going for flight shots of the adults.... Read more
Black Tern and Baby Black-necked Stilts at LAWD
June 29, 2021 - The Barn Swallows are starting to bring their babies out.... Read more
Barn Swallows in Flight at North Beach
June 1, 2021 - This last series is from North Beach, where I found some Barn Swallows flying over the mud flats.... Read more
Fun Spring Morning at the Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive
March 16, 2021 - The Barn Swallows are back, too!... Read more
2019: Photographic Year in Review
December 31, 2019 - From the tall Black-necked Stilts to the camera-evading warblers, the fast-flying Barn Swallows and the big-footed baby Purple Gallinules, it was a year full of avian opportunity.... Around Lake Apopka: House Wren, Black-and-white Warbler, Blue-winged Teals mating, Black-necked Stilt, Sunset, Pied-billed Grebe with Chicks, Black-throated Blue Warbler, Least Bittern, Fulvous…... Read more
Least Bitterns and Growing Babies at Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive
July 30, 2019 - The Barn Swallows were active near their nesting site.... Read more
Summer Morning at the Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive
June 9, 2019 - My last bird of the morning was a Barn Swallow.... Read more
Aerial Acrobats at LAWD
March 30, 2019 - Last Saturday at Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive (LAWD) I found Barn Swallows congregating near their nesting site.... Read more
Summer Day at LAWD
June 24, 2018 - Dozens of Barn Swallows met me in their usual nesting sites.... Read more
A Rainy Morning and an Unexpected Lifer at LAWD
May 20, 2018 - Meet this year's juvenile Barn Swallows, who hang out on tree branches and wait for Mom and Dad to fly by with food.... This Barn Swallow mom flew in with a nice dragonfly.... Read more
Springtime Nature Therapy at LAWD
May 13, 2018 - Interceptor is where you find the adorable Barn Swallows and their cute begging babies.... Read more
Another Morning at Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive
August 29, 2017 - There I found the Barn Swallows around their usual spot.... Read more
Feeding Time for the Barn Swallows at Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive
August 3, 2017 - One of my favorite birds to photograph on the Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive is the Barn Swallow.... Especially the juvenile Barn Swallows.... The final bug tally, per baby, ended up being: Baby 1 (Far Left): 2 bugs Baby 2 (Middle Left): 3 bugs Baby 3 (Middle Right): 5 bugs Baby…... Read more
July 4th at Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive
July 26, 2017 - Lined up on the powerline were a Cave Swallow, two Barn Swallows, and a Northern Rough-winged Swallow.... Read more
July 4 Weekend at Lake Apopka
July 20, 2017 - You can't visit Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive in the summertime without taking at least one photo of a cute fledgling Barn Swallow.... Read more
Orchard Oriole and Lifer Cave Swallow at Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive
July 2, 2017 - Some juvenile Barn Swallows were hanging out on a branch.... I've looked for him before, and only ever seen Barn Swallows.... Read more
Two Cuckoos on a Quest at Lake Apopka
June 26, 2017 - The Barn Swallows were in their usual places along Interceptor Road.... Read more
A Morning of Possibilities at Lake Apopka
June 22, 2017 - Along Interceptor Road were the usual Barn Swallows.... Read more
Last But Not Least (Bittern) – Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive
June 12, 2017 - The Barn Swallows also enjoyed the rain.... Read more
First Afternoon Visit to the Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive
June 10, 2017 - Then we spotted the Barn Swallows on the side of the road.... As you'll recall from my previous post, I'm hopelessly addicted to cute Barn Swallow babies.... Read more
Baby Barn Swallows at Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive
June 8, 2017 - When I visited the Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive on Memorial Day, I came across a branchful of baby Barn Swallows.... Read more
Not a Good Day to be a Bug at Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive
June 6, 2017 - In previous years I've seen Barn Swallows nesting at Lake Apopka, and I was happy to find more this year.... Read more
Early May at the Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive
May 14, 2016 - A small flock of Barn Swallows was my last good find of the day.... Read more
A Breath of Fresh Air
September 12, 2015 - Then I came across a small flock of Barn Swallows.... Read more
Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive
June 4, 2015 - My best find of the morning was a family of recently-fledged Barn Swallows hanging out in a tree near their nest.... Read more
Black-Bellied Whistling-Ducklings at Viera Wetlands
September 17, 2013 - A bunch of Barn Swallows were roosting in the reeds, and they'd fly by, enticing me to try flight shots.... Read more
Barn Swallows
August 24, 2010 - A few nights ago I mentioned seeing lots of swallows flying over the neighborhood in the evenings. Today I took my new camera on our walk and got some pictures. I think they are Barn Swallows. They continue to fly over the neighborhood in regular patterns at dusk.... Barn Swallow…... Read more