Violet-green Swallows – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Swallow Photos

By Mia McPherson|2024-03-25T07:58:05-05:00March 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.