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Barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)

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Barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)

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Species/Soort Family/Familie Order/Orde Class/Klasse Phylum/Stam Kingdom/Rijk
Barn swallow Swallows, martins Perching birds Birds Chordate Animals
Boerenzwaluw Zwaluwen Zangvogels Vogels Gewervelden Dieren
Hirundo rustica Hirundinidae Passeriformes Aves Chordata Animalia

Serengeti National Park

2025:11:19 08:22:16
Barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)
OM-1 Mark II with OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5, 1/2000 sec at F5.0, ISO 250, distance 48.6 m

McAlpine Creek Park

2019:06:06 16:36:45
Barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)
NIKON D500 with AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED VR II, 1/15 sec at F5.6, ISO 1600, distance 5.96 m

The American birds have an orange belly, different from the European ones.

2013:05:10 11:01:12
Barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)

Esumakeech, Lauwersmeer

2014:06:21 16:35:07
Barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)
NIKON D7100 with AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED VR II, 1/2000 sec at F3.5, ISO 500, distance 7.94 m

A young barn swallow is waiting for a snack from its parents. The parents occasionally come by with a supply of insects, which are then transferred into the air.

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