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Penguin Swallow and Shiny Blue Friend
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Penguin Swallow and Shiny Blue Friend (Tachycineta bicolor)

At first glance the swallow in the upper left, because of the way he's standing on the post, reminded me of pictures of penguins I've seen.
Habitat
Open field
Location
NE Illinois
Date taken
April 25, 2019
Scientific name
Tachycineta bicolor
Equipment used
Panasonic G9, Panasonic-Leica 100-400
Beautiful setting and blurry colors. A wonderful capture of these shiny swallows.
 
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A beautiful, front and back view of these gorgeous Tree Swallows Craig!
 
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LOL! From a quick glance at the caption and thumbnail, I was really puzzled. Where in the world would you see Penguins and Swallows together??? Well ... maybe somewhere in New Zealand, but even there would you get both in the same pic? Not to mention both the same size :eek!:. Now I get it. You've got one Swallow doing his best Penguin imitation, and yes, he's pretty good at it.
 

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