600 miles just to eat? It's a daily feat for a barn swallow On the Wing / By Michael Burke

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600 miles just to eat? It's a daily feat for a barn swallow On the Wing / By Michael Burke

Written by Michael Burke

A bald eagle soared along the spine of the river. Ospreys in the tree overhead watched warily, but didn't move from their nest. On the dock, we looked on as well, delighted to be returning to the peaceful rhythms of this wide tidal river. Virtually lost against this majestic backdrop, a handful of much smaller birds coursed about, seemingly oblivious to both the predators and their human observers.

The little birds with long, pointed wings swooped and swirled, executing acrobatic turns with precision and deadly accuracy. They were hawking insects that swarmed above the water, eating buzzing bugs with extraordinary efficiency. These precision flyers were wasting no time watching the eagle glide downriver. A half dozen of them continued to flit about in their pursuit of the endless bounty of the insects. read more

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