13.12.04
SEQ, 500m
White-throated Needletails --
It had already begun showering when, on our hilltop, we found
ourselves under a vast circle of clear blue sky. All surrounding that
circle, heavy stormclouds whirled over the countryside below, and in
every direction we could hear thunder.
As the circle of blue came fully over us and the shower was
ending, the swifts came pouring through - flying at mid-height
(40m?), appearing to work the showering edge of the storms.
This seemed remarkable, as it put them in the middle of the
turbulent weather band, rather than on the leading edge.
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Judith L-A
S-E Qld
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