The Pacific Swallow or Hill Swallow (Hirundo tahitica) is a small passerine bird in the swallow family. It breeds in tropical southern Asia from southern India and Sri Lanka across to south east Asia and the islands of the south Pacific. It is resident apart from some local seasonal movements. This bird is associated with coasts, but is increasingly spreading to forested uplands.
This species is a small swallow at 13 cm. The Pacific Swallow builds a neat cup-shaped nest, constructed with mud pellets collected in the beak, under a cliff ledge or on a man-made structures such as a building, bridge or tunnel. The nest is lined with softer material, and the clutch is two to three eggs, up to four in Sri Lanka. It is similar in behaviour to other aerial insectivores, such as other swallows and the unrelated swifts. It is a fast flyer and feeds on insects, especially flies, while airborne.-Pacific_Swallow
This species is a small swallow at 13 cm. The Pacific Swallow builds a neat cup-shaped nest, constructed with mud pellets collected in the beak, under a cliff ledge or on a man-made structures such as a building, bridge or tunnel. The nest is lined with softer material, and the clutch is two to three eggs, up to four in Sri Lanka. It is similar in behaviour to other aerial insectivores, such as other swallows and the unrelated swifts. It is a fast flyer and feeds on insects, especially flies, while airborne.-Pacific_Swallow
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Location: Pulau Banggi, Sabah
Exposure: 1/200s at f/8 ISO-200
Exposure Mode: Aperture Priority
Metering Mode: Spot
Exposure bias: 0.0 step
Flash: No
Focal Length: 500mm
Camera : Nikon D90
Lens: Sigma 150-500mm
Image Quality : jpeg
Post Processing: viewNX2
Location: Pulau Banggi, Sabah
Exposure: 1/200s at f/8 ISO-200
Exposure Mode: Aperture Priority
Metering Mode: Spot
Exposure bias: 0.0 step
Flash: No
Focal Length: 500mm
Camera : Nikon D90
Lens: Sigma 150-500mm
Image Quality : jpeg
Post Processing: viewNX2
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