Beauty is in the eye of the beholder—even if that beholder is a barn swallow. Depending on where the birds live, some of them may favor mates with a paler chest color while others find a redder ...

The largest swallow in North America, the purple martin (Progne subis), belongs to the same family (Hirundinidae) as the barn swallow.Its name is derived from its dark blackish-blue color, which ...

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder—even if that beholder is a barn swallow. Depending on where the birds live, some of them may favor mates with a paler chest color while others find a redder ...

At a glance, cliff swallows are the most similar to barn swallows, sharing both that mud-nesting habit and a generally similar color palette of shiny blue above and brownish below.

When a friend removed a barn swallow nest from the barn, the bad luck began. The curse of the barn swallow revisited - Agweek | #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets ...

Barn swallows have returned in full force, sometimes seeming to completely take over the barn and ranch. Uncertain when the unique birds started arriving this spring or when they left last year ...

Barn swallows feed on insects. The species is not endangered but is protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918. The National Audubon Society estimates a barn swallow population of ...

A barn swallow at the Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge let a photographer get close enough to "fill the frame" for this portrait.

If you don’t want barn swallows on your property, you must immediately take action before any nests are built and occupied, said AgriLife Extension’s Liz Tidwell, a small acreage wildlife ...

Barn swallows are migrating back into our area, and once they set up on your porch, there isn’t anything you can legally do to remove them, or the mess they leave behind, ...

The largest swallow in North America, the purple martin (Progne subis), belongs to the same family (Hirundinidae) as the barn swallow.Its name is derived from its dark blackish-blue color, which ...