Dan P Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 Taken on 2-26-2021 at Puddingstone Lake in San Dimas (Los Angeles County), CA. This is the only photo I have of it, and I don't think I saw any other birds like it that day -- unless it's some bird carrying a stick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BirdNrd Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 To me this looks like a swallow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 What a weird angle! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birding Boy Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 Just now, Avery said: What a weird angle! I thought the tail was a beak at first, making it a snipe 😂 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan P Posted March 7, 2021 Author Share Posted March 7, 2021 Ha ha! You guys are right. I had the head at the wrong end. There were swallow there flying around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 1 minute ago, Birding Boy said: I thought the tail was a beak at first, making it a snipe 😂 OMG!!! I never would have know if you hadn’t said that! 😂 😆! I’m just staring at it like, how are they seeing swallow... I have no clue what I am looking at... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BirdNrd Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 9 minutes ago, Avery said: OMG!!! I never would have know if you hadn’t said that! 😂 😆! I’m just staring at it like, how are they seeing swallow... I have no clue what I am looking at... head: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 Just now, BirdNrd said: head: Yeah I saw it as soon as @Birding Boy mentioned it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 36 minutes ago, Avery said: OMG!!! I never would have know if you hadn’t said that! 😂 😆! I’m just staring at it like, how are they seeing swallow... I have no clue what I am looking at... You'll get used to it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexHenry Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 Violet-green 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jefferson Shank Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 Violet-green agreed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hasan Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 Yes, the white above the eye is alone distinctive. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan P Posted March 7, 2021 Author Share Posted March 7, 2021 The sun had just set. Here are the two photos immediately following -- which are of the same bird. It looks like it has a dark chin/throat, but lighting.... And then 3 other photos that were taken of other birds before and after -- which are Violet Green. Violet-Green is a first for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jefferson Shank Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 (edited) Here are the two photos immediately following -- which are of the same bird. Are you sure they are the same? Those look like they could be an immature. https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/20917171 Edited March 7, 2021 by Jefferson Shank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan P Posted March 7, 2021 Author Share Posted March 7, 2021 (edited) 22 minutes ago, Jefferson Shank said: Are you sure they are the same? Those look like they could be an immature. https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/20917171 Jefferson, I think they are the same bird, but possibly not. The 5 shots I have before the original photo I posted were over water. Then the 3 shots in sequence. It would be odd that I would have just a single shot of a swallow in flight. Unfortunately my camera only records the time to the minute, not the second. Here are a couple shots taken in the following minute: Edited March 7, 2021 by Dan P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connor Cochrane Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 The first photos in the second set are Cliff Swallow's with the squared off tail and dark head. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 2 hours ago, Dan P said: Ha ha! You guys are right. I had the head at the wrong end. There were swallow there flying around. I had the tail, as a beak too! 2 hours ago, BirdNrd said: head: Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Leukering Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 All pix are of VGSW 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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