October 5, 2023

I am known as a Barn Swallow

I've got a forked tail that's more obvious when I'm flying

Alledgedly the result of a fire-hurling god

Who only singed my middle feathers,  that's better than frying.

Location: Goodwin Waterfowl Management Area, Fellsmere

Sources: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Barn_Swallow/overview

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