The life cycle of the BARN SWALLOW! This is part one of my current project, Showcasing the life of Barn Swallows from egg to fledge! PLEASE MAKE SURE TO SHARE SHARE SHARE!!!! #birdlife #birdphotography #birdwatching @highlight | Daniel Riddle

🌍✨ The Barn Swallow is back from Africa! This stunning bird, with its glossy blue feathers and long forked tail, spends most of its time in flight—gracefully skimming over water bodies to feast on mosquitoes. 🦟 Some even stay to breed in Malta, building mud-cup nests in abandoned buildings. A single pair can consume thousands of mosquitoes daily—talk about nature’s pest control! Spotted one near you? Consider yourself lucky! 🍀 Editing by Yusuf Gamal. Additional photography by Aron Tanti, Mari

208K views · 5.6K reactions | Reunited and it feels so good! ❤️ Every year, barn swallows fly over 6,000 miles after winter to reunite with their mate. Fewer than half survive the journey, but they never stop searching for the one they love. | National Geographic Animals | Facebook

Barn Swallows are the most abundant swallow species on the planet and are found in both hemispheres. In the U.S. and Canada, more than 150 million insect-eating birds like Barn Swallows have vanished in the last 50 years. Overall 1 in 4 birds have been lost. Find out how you can help #BringBirdsBack here: www.birds.cornell.edu/BringBirdsBack Please share this post and be a voice for birds. | Cornell Lab of Ornithology