Focus on the Meadowlands: Tree Swallows, Up-close....and Ballistic
Photos courtesy of Jim Wright, The N.J. Meadowlands Commission
by Jim Wright, The N.J. Meadowlands Commission
On a recent “Birding for Beginners” walk at DeKorte Park, we happened upon these two Tree Swallows sharing a perch. Despite those calm exteriors…
A turf war soon erupted. The male on the left started yammering away in whatever the Tree Swallow equivalent of yelling is…
The male on the right decided he wasn’t going to put up with any guff, and he screamed right back. They took turns screaming, or screamed simultaneously, stopping every so often to catch their breath. When we moved on, they were still screaming – something to do about who had first dibs, we think.
Jim Wright writes, photographs, maintains a nature blog and does slide shows and walks for the N.J. Meadowlands Commission. "Focus on the Meadowlands" features some of his recent photos of the area's natural wonders.
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Posted by WILDNEWJERSEY at 4/25/2012 1:00 PM 
Categories: Focus on the Meadowlands
Tags: tree swallows DeKorte Park Birding for Beginners birds swallows
Categories: Focus on the Meadowlands
Tags: tree swallows DeKorte Park Birding for Beginners birds swallows
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