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I and the Bird: What is a Swallow?

10,000 Birds

If birders say they love birds ostensibly because they can fly and we cannot, then there must be no more beloved group of birds than the swallows. Many species build nests of sticks or mud or spit on human-made structures , or in houses we’ve constructed specifically for their use. We see a lot of ourselves in swallows.

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