Tachycineta thalassina

Swallow Photos

By Mia McPherson|March 5th, 2022|Categories: Bank Swallows, Barn Swallows, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Cliff Swallows, Morgan County, Northern Rough-winged Swallows, Tooele County, Tree Swallows, Utah, Violet-green Swallows, Wasatch Mountains, West Desert|Tags: adult, back view, Bank Swallow, Barn Swallow, branch, branches, canyon, Cliff Swallow, creek, desert, dirt road, forest, Hirundo rustica, immature, male, marsh, morning light, mountains, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, perched, Petrochelidon pyrrhonota, phragmites, phrags, Riparia riparia, riparian habitat, road, sky, sky island mountains, spring, Stelgidopteryx serripennis, summer, swallow, swallows, Tachycineta bicolor, Tachycineta thalassina, Tree Swallow, Violet-green Swallow, warming up, Wasatch Mountains, wetlands, young|

Today I wanted to share swallow photos that show the six species of swallows I see and photograph in northern Utah while they are here for their nesting season.

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Violet-green Swallow Photos

By Mia McPherson|May 27th, 2021|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: adult, alpine forest, branch, branches, canyon, female, flight, flying, forest, guarding, male, mountains, nesting cavity, scuffling, sky, sky island mountains, spring, swallow, swallows, Tachycineta thalassina, Tooele County, tree, trees, tussling, Utah, Violet-green Swallow, west desert|

Yesterday I was able to take the Violet-green Swallow photos that I have been dreaming of since I first moved to Utah in 2009.

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