Uploaded May 2020 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago
The tree swallow is about five inches long. It has a forked tail, like the letter V. It also has a blue head, back and wings and white feathers on its chin and underside. They have short black beak and dark brownish feet.They Females are not as bright in color as males.
It winters farther north than any of the other american swallows, and it returns to its nesting grounds long before other swallows come back.
They can eat plants food as well they can eat normal insect prey, this helps them survive the cold snaps and wintry weather of early spring.
Swallows can eat their body weight in mosquitoes and other insects each day.
They eat, drink and bath on the fly.
They will play with feathers used to line the nest dropping and recatching them in flight.
The tree swallow is about five inches long. It has a forked tail, like the letter V. It also has a blue head, back and wings and white feathers on its chin and underside. They have short black beak and dark brownish feet.They Females are not as bright in color as males.
It winters farther north than any of the other american swallows, and it returns to its nesting grounds long before other swallows come back.
They can eat plants food as well they can eat normal insect prey, this helps them survive the cold snaps and wintry weather of early spring.
Swallows can eat their body weight in mosquitoes and other insects each day.
They eat, drink and bath on the fly.
They will play with feathers used to line the nest dropping and recatching them in flight.
