If you're a birder, you'll know what a life list is. It's basically a list of all the bird species one has observed and positively ID'd in one's lifetime. This blog is a record of my "critter" life list (mostly of birds), including photos I've taken over the years, some of the actual lifer if I was lucky enough to get the shot. Don't expect National Geographic quality stuff here, just the work of an amateur photog who loves to trudge out into nature.

Friday, October 2, 2015

Violet-Green Swallow (Tachycineta thalassina)

These pictures aren't exactly great because you can't see the gorgeous bronze-green and iridescent violet sheen of the feathers on the upper parts of these birds. But, hey - they're on my life list, so posting them anyways! 
7/5/02 Mono Lake County Park, Eastern Sierras, Mono County, CA
7/5/02 Mono Lake County Park, Eastern Sierras, Mono County, CA 

7/5/02 South Tufa Reserve, Mono Lake State Reserve, Eastern Sierras, Mono County, CA

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: Violet-Green Swallow

SPECIES: Tachycineta thalassina

COUNT: 2

LIFE LIST DATE: 7/5/2002

LOCATION: Perched on tufa at the South Tufa Reserve, Mono Lake State Reserve, Eastern Sierras, Mono County, CA

From Stokes Field Guide to Birds:

IDENTIFYING MARKS & BEHAVIOR: 5" upper parts iridescent green; underparts bright white; white extends above eye; white also extends onto either side of rump.

VOICE: Chee chee call, most common near nest, is given during alarm and aggressive interactions. 
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