Woodswallows
I’m not sure if this makes any sense – but it is the silly season after all.
How much wood would a woodswallow swallow if a woodswallow could swallow wood?
Dusky Woodswallow
Woodswallows on high
1 Comment »17th December, 2008; Category: Woodswallows
Last week we were busy doing some house painting. At one point we needed to have a short break so we made a cuppa and sat relaxing on our front veranda. After a few minutes I heard a familiar sound.
“Woodswallows!”
I could hear them calling but couldn’t see them. Eventually about a dozen or so appeared high in the sky. Even with binoculars I couldn’t determine which species of woodswallow they were. They were possibly Dusky Woodswallows; this species has been reported in the district in recent days.
Always a nice species to see.
Or hear in this case.
Dusky Woodswallow
Dusky Woodswallow at the nest
Dusky Woodswallow at nest
2007 Victorian trip report #6
On our return to the picnic area of the Cranbourne Botanic Gardens we saw several Dusky Woodswallows. I tried to get a good photo of one of them, but in the fading light it was not easy.
As we entered the picnic area we saw one of them fly to a nest in a very exposed spot. Because this was out in the open a little more, this gave me a better opportunity to get a photo.
Dusky Woodswallow at nest