The Barn Swallows gathered, filling the shimmering electric lines
They stayed there a good length of time.
Then lifted up as one
Then they were gone.
COME BACK NEXT YEAR, I called! THANK YOU FOR THIS YEAR!
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
Life on a Colorado Farm 
OH WOW! That was a good photo all of them on the electric line. They will be back!!
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They are the last to come and the last to leave.
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The world seems less bright when the birds leave for the winter.
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I think so. The big birds come, but it isn’t the same.
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Yes, they’re off to their winter home. But the winter birds should be arriving soon! Had a couple hummers visit this morning, so they’re still coming through!
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I had two yesterday and one this morning. They better hurry as it’s starting to get cold.
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Charlee: “The swallows left?”
Chaplin: “Maybe they’re returning to Capistrano. If we hurry, we might be able to catch them.”
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HEADING to you! I’m sure!
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So many swallows! It was the weirdest thing here…normally we have huge congregations on the wires as well, although usually mostly Tree Swallows. This year we only saw a few hundred here and there. Maybe we were just not in the right place at the right time. I miss them though
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It was a treat to be in the right place at the right time!
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I miss saying ‘safe journey’ to the Sandhills.
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When they get here I will tell them you miss them!
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My hummers are gone, I see lots of Hawks out hunting in the fields now.
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I still have one or two moving through. The crows and ravens are back.
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So many lovely little barn swallows .. see you next year 🙂
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Fly safe!
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