I walked into a school building once.

It's always nice to see vg swallows in our yard, considering we're
right near Northgate, with a business building next to us, and
paved neighbors on the other side.

Douglas F. Daily
ddaily at u.washington.edu
Seattle WA 98195


On Mon, 14 Jun 1999, Eric B Henriksen wrote:

> > > Have swallows ever collided with people?
>
> After getting a gnat while flying at 20mph and coming out of a
> 3-G turn, how could a swallow be so "un-swallow" like as to run
> into a sloth-like creature such as ourselves? It would be like
> you or I walking into the side of a house. :)
>
> It's utterly impossible. No creature makes me feel more
> ground-bound and uncoordinated as swallows. Which probably
> explains why I routinely sit and watch them navigate and hunt the
> small viaducts on the wasteways adjacent to our farms.
>
> Eric Henriksen
> High River Vineyards
> WA State
>
>