CLIFF SWALLOW SHEET MUSIC

Cliff swallows gathering above Rainbow Bridge in Fort Morgan at daybreak. Don't they look like notes on a musical score?

CLOUD OF CLIFF SWALLOWS

Here on the high plains cliff swallows nest under every bridge, providing there is water nearby as a sourcee of mud for their jug shaped nests.

CLIFF SWALLOW HEAD ON

Cliff swallows are the largest and least agile of our local swallow species. The white forehead and two-toned chest coloration are diagnostic.

BRINGING HOME A GRASSHOPPER

One thinks of swallows as feeding on gnats and mosquito-sized prey. Here is proof that they even take grasshoppers!