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Learn how to identify swifts, swallows and martins. These birds are all summer visitors to the UK. Here's how you can find the difference between a swift and a swallow or work out what kind of martin you could have spotted!
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Explore the symbolic meanings of the house martin in this enlightening pin. Known for their aerial grace and the cozy nests they build under eaves, house martins carry rich symbolism across cultures. From signifying good luck and happiness to representing the arrival of spring and renewal, discover the fascinating ways these birds have been revered and what they symbolize in human folklore and mythology.
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Like the Swallow, the House Martin is a very common and very widespread summer visitor to Ireland from tropical Africa.
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purple martins...id pics
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Do you know the differences between swifts and house martins?
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Large, dark swallow. Distinctive north of Mexico, where it is the largest swallow. Adult males are dark overall with a purplish-blue iridescence visible at close range. Females are grayer with iridescence on the crown and back, and variable splotchy patterning on the underparts. Immatures lack any purplish color and have a whiter belly. Gives a distinctive liquid gurgling call. In the eastern U.S., nests exclusively in nest boxes and martin houses; also uses natural cavities in parts of the…
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