There is a quiet magic that happens when you sit still long enough near a nest box in the spring. If you're lucky, you'll catch the arrival of one of our most dazzling seasonal visitors: the Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor). Recently, I had the pleasure of spending some time watching a gorgeous adult male holding down the fort on top of a weathered wooden bird box. These three frames capture a beautiful, intimate sequence of a bird alternating between high-alert territory g

Tree Swallows are fast and it’s hard to find them sitting still but when you do you can actually see their gorgeous shining blue...