Wow! What an amazing thing to see! I’ve always wondered how these types of birds survive hail. I know that hail can kill larger birds like the pelicans killed at a lake in Colorado. Does anyone remember that terrible hail storm that killed so many pelicans?
Deb Carstensen, Arapahoe county Sent from my iPhone > On May 2, 2021, at 9:34 PM, John Shenot <[email protected]> wrote: > > This afternoon at my home in Fort Collins I was watching a flock of 30 or so > tree swallows flying far over my back yard, several hundred feet high, when > hail started falling all around me. A second or two later the swallows dove, > as a group, in a straight line at full speed. Fast! When they were just 50 > feet off the ground they banked hard and disappeared into a large spruce. > They sheltered there until the hail stopped. > > John Shenot > Fort Collins, CO > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Colorado Birds" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en > * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include > bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate > * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ > --- > 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 view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CAO1Urb0oA2XXheY_2Y%3D2EW%3DcY%2Bm%3DUYg-mFFHXz9Z4RJ4EDGFKA%40mail.gmail.com. -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/CBBB8445-5936-4FBE-84C5-8D1288855CC4%40aol.com.
