


Then, there are the surprises. This violet-green swallow, who is supposed to be a creature of open woodlands and cliff-sides, decided on the "canyons" of Art Alley to raise a family! She and her mate found a wall where several bricks had fallen and made a convenient cave to build a nest. Here, she is carrying food to a very noisy brood of young ones and very suspicious of a human aiming a camera at her. She sat still only a few seconds before darting into the nest hole. Watch tomorrow for the view out the front door of Chez Swallow...it is a beaut.
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I still haven't seen a violet-green swallow in this area, as far as I know anyway! I did see one at Mammoth Hot Springs, photos are poor. Really strange that this fellow was nesting in the alley!
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