{"id":8041,"date":"2013-04-06T05:55:04","date_gmt":"2013-04-06T11:55:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=8041"},"modified":"2024-08-24T12:04:50","modified_gmt":"2024-08-24T17:04:50","slug":"perched-northern-rough-winged-swallow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2013\/04\/06\/perched-northern-rough-winged-swallow\/","title":{"rendered":"Perched Northern Rough-winged Swallow"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"NorthernNorthern Rough-winged Swallow – Nikon D200, f7.1, 1\/800, ISO 400, Nikkor 200-400mm VR with 1.4x TC at 400mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

Northern Rough-winged Swallows have a wide range in North America but because of their drab colors they are often overlooked by bird photographers. They are the “plain brown bird” of the swallow family. Northern Rough-winged Swallows breed from Costa Rica to southern Canada and coast to coast in the U.S.<\/p>\n

In 2011 I spotted this Northern Rough-winged Swallow perched on an old fence post at Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area<\/span><\/a> next to Glover’s Pond as it rested in between aerial foraging activity.<\/p>\n

I love swallows because they eat billions of bugs, the biting kinds included and anything that eats mosquitoes is a hero in my book!<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my Northern Rough-winged Swallow photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Northern Rough-winged Swallows have a wide range in North America but because of their drab colors they are often overlooked by bird photographers, they are the “plain brown bird” of the swallow 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