{"id":46962,"date":"2017-05-28T05:19:57","date_gmt":"2017-05-28T11:19:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=46962"},"modified":"2025-02-09T10:07:46","modified_gmt":"2025-02-09T16:07:46","slug":"curbside-barn-swallow-on-a-chilly-morning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2017\/05\/28\/curbside-barn-swallow-on-a-chilly-morning\/","title":{"rendered":"Curbside Barn Swallow On A Chilly Morning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter wp-image-139658 size-full\" title=\"Curbside Barn Swallow\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/barn-swallow-fluffed-up-mia-mcpherson-8046.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/barn-swallow-fluffed-up-mia-mcpherson-8046.jpg\" alt=\"Curbside Barn Swallow, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah\" width=\"850\" height=\"680\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27680%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20850%20680%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27680%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/barn-swallow-fluffed-up-mia-mcpherson-8046-177x142.jpg 177w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/barn-swallow-fluffed-up-mia-mcpherson-8046-200x160.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/barn-swallow-fluffed-up-mia-mcpherson-8046-250x200.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/barn-swallow-fluffed-up-mia-mcpherson-8046-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/barn-swallow-fluffed-up-mia-mcpherson-8046-400x320.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/barn-swallow-fluffed-up-mia-mcpherson-8046-600x480.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/barn-swallow-fluffed-up-mia-mcpherson-8046-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/barn-swallow-fluffed-up-mia-mcpherson-8046-800x640.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/barn-swallow-fluffed-up-mia-mcpherson-8046.jpg 850w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Curbside Barn Swallow &#8211; Nikon D500, f9, 1\/320, ISO 400, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Even though it is nearly the end of May mornings can still be quite chilly here in northern Utah and that was the case five mornings ago at <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fws.gov\/refuge\/bear_river_migratory_bird_refuge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge<\/a><\/span> where I saw a low of 40\u00b0F as I drove out to the auto tour loop. I don&#8217;t mind it so much because I know that as the sun rises so does the temperature and I can still be nice and toasty in the front seat of my Jeep even with the window down while scouting for birds when I have the heat turned on until it warms up.<\/p>\n<p>When I arrived at the parking area where the auto tour loop begins at the refuge I spotted a fluffed up curbside Barn Swallow warming up in the sunlight and couldn&#8217;t resist photographing it. Even though the swallow was on a man made perch I liked the fluffy feathers, the light in the bird&#8217;s eye and the great view of its tiny little feet.<\/p>\n<p>A few Barn Swallow Facts:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Barn Swallows feed while in flight and consume flies, beetles, ants, butterflies, midges, mosquitoes, wasps and bees.<\/li>\n<li>Barn Swallows prefer habitats that include open areas near lakes, ponds, marshes, beaches near coasts, fields, parks and meadows.<\/li>\n<li>Barn Swallows lay 4 to 7 eggs which take 13 to 17 days to hatch. Both sexes incubate and they are monogamous, colonial nesters.<\/li>\n<li>A group of swallows is called a \u201ckettle\u201d of swallows.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Life <em>is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n<p>Mia<\/p>\n<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/barn-swallow-images\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my Barn Swallow photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I arrived at the parking area where the auto tour loop begins at the refuge I spotted a fluffed up curbside Barn Swallow warming up in the sunlight and couldn&#8217;t resist photographing 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