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Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Above: A close-up of a juvenile Barn Swallow in Dorchester Co., Maryland (8/22/2006).
Below: A pair of Barn Swallows nesting along the Patuxent River, P.G. Co., Maryland (4/23/2008). Note the plumage differences between the male (front) and female (back).
Below: Exchanging some inter-family small talk with a Bank Swallow (Dorchester Co., Maryland, 8/22/2006).
Below: A Barn Swallow at Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico (4/14/2009). I had just one sighting of the species during my 2-week visit.
Below: Recently fledged Barn Swallows in southern Garrett Co., Maryland (6/13/2009).
Have you ever wondered about the color of Barn Swallow eyelids? You have to catch them napping.
Below: Photographed in Washington Co., Maryland (2004).
