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Envoys of warm days
Photo: Arne Ader
Nature sound: Veljo Runnel
Translation: Liis
Barn swallow
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| Barn swallow |
Suitsupääsuke |
In the country the barn swallow has always had a symbolic significance – the herald of warm days; in cold weather the life of insect eaters is difficult.
Its back shimmers in blue-black, as does the band on the breast at the crop. The forehead and throat are brick red. The underparts are cream-coloured. The outer tail feathers of male birds are longer than those of female birds, convenient to observe when they are busy in pairs.
See the home page of our national bird and the bird of the year:
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