You know, I almost hate to say it given the idealistic views of these
photos posted so far but it looks to me like rather than grieving, the live
swallow is attempting copulation with the dead/injured bird. Perhaps a more
informed ornithological authority could comment about this possibility.
And with that jaded comment probably making everyone wonder who it is they
are sharing the list with, let me briefly introduce myself:
I am a (very) rank amateur hobbyist nature recorder, most interested in
birdsong. I participate in this mostly in my own backyard in the northern
panhandle of Idaho. My equipment consists of a Telinga dish equipped with a
Sony tie-tac microphone and a Sony mini-disk recorder. I've been a lurker
on this list (digest mode) for quite a while and greatly enjoy the links to
recordings posted in message, and sometimes even understand and learn
something from the technical discussions on the list.
Last, I'd like to thank the list for the obvious open and friendly
atmosphere which is very welcoming to a newcomer.
Tom Besser
Moscow Idaho
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