30 Birds

11/ Valhalla


swift

. . . . Swifts, dwarvish or not, are of uncommon interest. For starters, there is the fascination engendered by the relentless aerodynamics and infectious chattering of Chimney Swifts in the summer sky. I think everyone feels this fascination to some degree, but most people give up on it quickly because those birds up there appear so obviously in another realm, so unknowable.

A list of the many topics brought up in this chapter can be found in Addendum.
See Photo Credits for who provided us with this magnificent image (full-size in full chapter).

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Birds treated, but not featured (see Photo Credits):