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<https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-eyyjL9tKmPI/V2L3mNtFq2I/AAAAAAAAABM/zrUUo3fgOTMrpL0ZIQvdmcKys_cjddkuwCLcB/s1600/Purple%2Bmartin%2B3.jpg> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-v9iz9zKmwQI/V2L3hiyT55I/AAAAAAAAAA8/Mtj5OhyiDPMKgcbqDhm5s5_N3_-IFV2jQCLcB/s1600/Purple%2Bmartin%2B1.jpg> Hello all - I was birding in the Shanahan Ridge area outside of Boulder yesterday, and saw what I thought were swallows flitting around. While I was watching another bird, a couple of these birds landed on a dead tree nearby, and I took a quick look at them. They didn't look like tree swallows, although they were dark blue on the back. I pulled out my camera and tried to get a few pictures of them while they were still there, and managed to get some, although they are not very good. After looking at them on the computer, I am wondering if they are Purple Martins? I have attached a few pictures which show them from different angles. I would appreciate any feedback as to what bird this is. PS -- since the pictures were not as good as I would have hoped, I went back this morning to see if I could get better ones, but I was not able to find them again. Jeff Parks Boulder, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/f11b5434-0e03-4a99-a219-e16bf94e482d%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
