That reminds me of watching two Violet-green Swallows playing catch with a downy feather. One would take it up a ways and drop it; and the other would catch it and do the same. That happened a few times before they got bored. That was at Point Defiance in Tacoma.


Phil Hotlen
Bellingham, WA

----- Original Message -----
From: "Rod Gilbert" <rodgilbert1 at comcast.net>
To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2009 8:58:02 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific
Subject: [Tweeters] Violet-green Swallows catching butterflies?



Has anyone witnessed Violet-green Swallows catching butterflies in flight before?? If so, please email me off list.
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Thanks, Rod
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