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@beach-please1031.bsky.social

#greenheron #osprey #bankswallow #EastCoastKin #PhotographersOfBlueSky #watervision #PhotographersUnited #blueskyphotography #photography #birds 🪶

July 23, 2026 at 10:14 PM

rcjaffe.bsky.social

@rcjaffe.bsky.social

#birds #montrosebirdsanctuary #bankswallow I tried to get them in flight but this was the best I could do.

June 11, 2025 at 10:47 PM

rcjaffe.bsky.social

@rcjaffe.bsky.social

#birds #montrosepointbirdsanctuary #bankswallow Taken in May

September 23, 2026 at 9:23 PM

straythoughts.bsky.social

@straythoughts.bsky.social

#birds #photography #bankswallow

Bank swallow in flight, wings back, hovering against the background of a sand dune.

July 6, 2024 at 1:52 AM

Pretty Bad Dad Photography

@prettybaddad.com

Bird on a wire.

#wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #naturephotography #nature #birds #canon #bird #sandmartin #bankswallow #minnesota

August 1, 2026 at 9:39 PM

Mark Levine

@marklevinephotos.bsky.social

Bank Swallow kicks up sand as it jets out of its nesting cavity. #bankswallow #bird #birdphotography #goosewingbeachpreserve #tncri #maybemassachusetts #couldberhodeisland

Bank Swallows nest in small holes dug into the sides of steep banks at the beach. There were many comings and goings, making me think that there are nests, eggs, and mates inside.

June 3, 2025 at 3:18 PM

Point Blue Conservation Science

@pointblue.bsky.social

🚨🦉 New 25-year study reveals #BankSwallow populations are declining on the #SacramentoRiver. River flow rates may be to blame. Since Bank Swallows are a sentinel species, this trend signals trouble for the whole river ecosystem. Co-authored by Point Blue’s Kristen Dybala: 🔗 shorturl.at/jnmCO 🌐🧪 🌎

June 20, 2025 at 12:00 AM

Paul Gregory

@pgregory9.bsky.social

Not great pics of a Bank Swallow with insect in beak. These guys are so fast, quick, and change direction so much!

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#birds
#leelanaupeninsula #catheadbay #bankswallow
#nature #wildlife #birdsofbluesky #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #nikon #nikonZ8

July 16, 2026 at 8:12 PM

Andrew Kaizer

@andrewkaizer.com

My first #BankSwallow! As a bonus, this has a fun trinomial nomenclature of Riparia riparia riparia -- the most riparian of them all!

June 2025 in Illinois #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography

August 25, 2025 at 12:48 PM

Mark Levine

@marklevinephotos.bsky.social

The moment a Bank Swallow thinks it can begin to stroke its wings but the bird is a milesecond too soon.

#bankswallow #birdphotography #birdsofrhodeisland #littlecompton #townlanding

A Bank Swallow exists the nesting cavity but can't quite get a full swipe of the wings without hitting the top of the opening.

July 25, 2026 at 9:47 PM

Andrew Kaizer

@andrewkaizer.com

A backyard #BankSwallow. No doubt flying to some mashed potatoes on a day like today!

Aug 2025 in Illinois #birds #birdnerd #birdphotography #birdsinflight

November 27, 2025 at 5:05 PM

Mark Levine

@marklevinephotos.bsky.social

My first post for #BirdOfTheDay. (Do I really want to do this?) For #SmallBirdsInFlight, I've chosen this #BankSwallow shooting out of its cavity. It was traveling at about 20,000 mph so I consider this more of a lucky get than an actual photograph.

A Bank Swallow shoots out of its cavity, wings tucked and sand spewing. Bank Swallows nest in hollows dug into the sides of cliffs at the sea. In June, there were nestlings to be fed, so I could stand on the shore aiming up at the openings with my shutter pressed, taking hundreds of photos - one of which had an actual bird in it.

April 4, 2026 at 1:09 PM

Launis

@launis.bsky.social

Poursuite de la découverte de ce groupe Canadien 😎🤩

Si vous aimez :
- Quelques cuivres
- Une basse qui ronfle
- Des guitares qui se livrent bataille

C'est réjouissant et c'est pour vous !

Bonne journée à toutes et à tous où que vous soyez 🎶☀️☮️

Assbook

YouTube video by BankSwallow - Topic

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January 22, 2026 at 7:29 AM

Launis

@launis.bsky.social

Ce groupe Canadien 🇨🇦, avec cet album ( pas encore écouté les précédents), mériterait quelques minutes d'attention 🎶🤩

Part 1 : 9:54
Part 2 : 10:40

BankSwallow - Waterfall Pts. 1 and 2

YouTube video by SubTerfugue

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January 21, 2026 at 5:42 PM

Mark Levine

@marklevinephotos.bsky.social

From which of the twenty-four cavities in the colony will a Bank Swallow emerge? This time I got lucky but, frankly, I was unlucky every other time... #bankswallow #birdphotography #birdsofrhodeisland

July 23, 2026 at 7:09 PM

Mark Levine

@marklevinephotos.bsky.social

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay alt theme is: #LastBird – The last bird/ birds on your camera roll, no cheating. Another go with the Bank Swallows, this one perched at the entrance to its cavity, then changed its mind and flew off. #bankswallow #birdphotography

July 24, 2026 at 10:41 AM

Mark Levine

@marklevinephotos.bsky.social

I like my Bank Swallow photos, perhaps because I know how much I struggled to take them... See ALT for explanations.

#bankswallow #birdphotography #birdsofrhodeisland #littlecompton #townlanding

A bank swallow (not the prettiest bird in the world, in fact rather drab) passes a few of the dozens of nesting cavities carved out of the bluff at Town Landing in Little Compton, RI. The bluff is only twenty to thirty feet high and the cavities are close to the top.

The shadow of an in-coming Bank Swallow approaches its nesting cavity. The birds land and disappear in less than a second. Exiting is just as fast. This section of cavities is well down a very rocky coastline. Older gentlemen with balance problems do not like making this trek.

July 25, 2026 at 2:05 PM

Launis

@launis.bsky.social

Merci pour ta fidèle attention Ludo' 🙏🏻. J'ai écouté l'intégralité de leurs productions, tout est dans le même esprit musical. Tu as raison les 2 guitaristes sont extra. J'aurai du passer ce clip (vu trop tard !); car sur le cd les 2 titres sont liés et le second titre fait la part belle à la guitare