#a swift (the bird)

[clara-scintilla]

Swallowed by the fog

[stood-onthecliffside]

this is me trying by taylor swift // black swan by darren aronofsky // the bear by christopher storer // i, tonya by craig gillespie // normal people by lenny abrahamson and hettie macdonald // untitled by me // this is me trying by taylor swift // fleabag by phoebe waller-bridge // euphoria by sam levinson // eternal sunshine of the spotless mind by michel gondry // vicky cristina barcelona by woody allen // pearl by ti west // not strong enough by boygenuis // the Painter and the pianist ny lionello balestrieri // crying girl on the sofa by peder knudsen // dead poets society by peter weir // the prophecy by taylor swift // brutal by olivia rodrigo // lady bird by greta gerwig // gilmore girls by amy sherman-palladino // dreams of mickey mantle by bleachers // untitled by me // la la land by damien chazelle // little women by greta gerwig // right where you left me by taylor swift // reality bites by ben stiller // friends from college by francesca delbanco and nicholas stoller // the edge of seventeen by kelly fremon craig // i’m trying (not friends) by maisie peters // hoax by taylor swift

[acorviart]

swift

This is for April's sticker club! This design will only be available in sticker form this month, so sign up before the 30th to get it 🐦

[libraryspectre]

90% of Watership Down content you see (art, quotes, references, everything) is about the blessing of El-ahrairah and honestly I get it, that quote hits harder than anything most books have to offer

[herpsandbirds]

White-collared Swift (Streptoprocne zonaris), family Apodidae, order Apodiformes, Colombia

photograph by Glenn Bartley

[mushbeast]

common swift

[typhlonectes]

Oldest Known Black Swift Found in Colorado

This story from the field comes from Bird Conservancy of the Rockies biologists Rob Sparks and Colin Woolley: “On August 1st 2023, we were excited to recapture a female Black Swift at a nesting site in Colorado, where it was first banded as an adult (after-hatch-year) bird in 2005! That makes this swift at least 19 years old, breaking the longevity record set in 2022… by this very same swift! That’s right, this swift has been returning to nest at the same site since at least 2005, and has been recaptured 14 times over the years. Research like this highlights the importance of long-term monitoring projects and what they can reveal about a species’ site fidelity and lifespan. Right now, this swift is likely in Brazilian airspace, soaring over the Amazon Basin, where it will remain aloft for the entire overwintering period. Here’s to hoping this bird returns to nest in Colorado in 2024!” All banding is being conducted under a federally authorized Bird Banding Permit issued by the U.S. Geological Survey’s BBL.

via: Western Bird Banding Association

[hoot-alex]

[podartists]

Hirundo rustica | Progne subis | Petrochelidon pyrrhonota | Chaetura pelagica | Tachycineta bicolor

Plate XVIII | Die Nordamerikanische Vogelwelt (1891)

[nicollekidman]

fuck the kansas city chiefs

[fullfrontalbirds]

Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica)

© Peter F

[kestarren]

"Apus Vagus," artwork by Clara Scintilla. "Huge birds who never land on the ground"

[soni-dragon]

flightless birds

[todaysbird]

the chimney swift is a medium-sized member of the swift family primarily found in the southeastern united states + northern south america. at one point, these birds used hollow trees to nest; today, they are almost entirely found using man-made structures, primarily chimneys, which is how they get their name. like other swifts, they are unable to perch, but can vertically cling to surfaces. if groups of chimney swifts are disturbed, they may loudly clap their wings in an attempt to scare off predators. these birds live much of their lives in the air, and only feed on insects and arthropods caught in flight.

[herpsandbirds]

Any spine-tailed swifts in your pocket? Grade-school me was absolutely obsessed after reading trivia about their flight speed (which apparently is difficult to verify?)

Spine-tailed Swifts:

The birds have been reputed to have the fastest flapping flight of any bird, as around 170 kph/105 mph, but that has been disputed for some time, as scientific methods were not used to arrive at that number. The Common Swift has been accurately and scientifically measured at 166 kmh/103 mph, displacing them unfortunately.

Spine-tailed Swift aka White-throated Needletail (Hirundapus caudacutus), family Apodidae, order Apodiformes, Australia

Resident (year round) in the Himalyas

Breeding in East Asia

Wintering in Australia

photograph by JJ Harrison

photograph via: British Trust for Ornithology

photograph by 重融 黃

[brooklynbridgebirds]

Chimney Swift Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 1