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Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) video
A small flock flying against a stiff wind investigates a hole in a utility pole for a possible nesting cavity, which is obviously to small for that purpose.
- Recorded 18 April 2010
- Added to IBC 2 years 5 weeks ago
- Don DesJardin
- Location Ventura County, California, USA (United States) (Monotypic species).
- Duration 45 sec
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