This Violet-green Swallow male was photographed on June 10th while he was perched on the rooftop of The Lodge here at Dallas Retirement Village. I love the striking contrast of the bright white underbody and the dark back, wings and head. We have had Violet-green Swallows here for the past three months, busily swooping around in the air catching insects. They are common migrants from the tropics that we can depend on seeing every year. However, this year they have not used either of the special nesting boxes I have for them. The mystery is, where are they nesting? Mabe hidden in crevices under the eaves? Or, perhaps in neighboring nesting boxes?
UPDATE: No sooner was this sent out to publish in the Dallas Retirement Village newsletter, my wife Jeanette reported seeing Violet-green Swallows feeding young in the bird house on the west end of the garages. photo below ---
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