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A swallow nest ready for eggs under one of the shelters at the Victoria Park playground. Two adults were swirling about nearby.
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A swallow nest ready for eggs under one of the shelters at the Victoria Park playground. Two adults were swirling about nearby.
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An empty nest under a foot bridge in Halswell Quarry.
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One of a few empty welcome swallow nests under rock overhangs at the top of Gebbes Pass.
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One of at least two birds swirling around above Victoria Park playground. They have previously nested under the roofs of the shelters by the playground but the old nests have been scraped away, presumably by council staff. I could see no sign of new nest building.
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A creche of swallows was settled on the top of our back neighbours' house through much of the afternoon, with adults coming back and forth to feed the juveniles.
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A creche of swallows was settled on the top of our back neighbours' house through much of the afternoon, with adults coming back and forth to feed the juveniles.
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A group of juvenile swallows and adults around the antenna on a neighbour's house.
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Inside the shelter at the top of the Bridle Path, currently fenced off from people due to earthquake risk.
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Gathering mud for a nest.
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Swallows were flying around the lagoon for the whole hour I was there.
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7 to 10 swallows
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7 to 10 swallows
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7 to 10 swallows
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At bottom of pic, epitree
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Feeding along the stream (sorry cropped long distance shot, one day I'll get a lens suitable for zooming in on birds ;-).
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Flock of five, could only get 2 in the photo
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Swooping above a sedimentation pond in a new subdivision.
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One of the swallow nests inside the bird hide.