Bob,

Swallows regularly drink from the surface of lakes and other water by
dipping their beaks into the water as they pass over. I've even observed
them bathing on the wing by splashing completely into the water and
immediatly taking wing again in one continuous motion.

Scott


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>Anyway, it at first seemed like the bird had indeed touched down
>twice, but my brain immediately dismissed that because of the
>more or less level flight of the bird.