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A small flock of swallows has been spending the day outside our offices. I'm no avian expert so I don't know how to accurately estimate flock size, but based on what I observed on a walk around the facility, I'd guess 30-50 birds, certainly no more than 100.
In the 20 seconds it takes me to walk from my car to the office door, I noticed them. I was even being distracted, shuffling podcast files on my phone, and they still managed to grab my attention. Active little buggers, and low-flying, with eye catching coloration. Literally stopped me in my tracks to take a second look.
I've never seen the San Juan Capistrano migration (which apparently has migrated elsewhere, Chino Hills, this year), and have always thought, "That's probably kinda neat, but eh, they're just small birds." After this morning, with such a small flock so readily capturing my attention, I am now very very keen to go visit the real deal.
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-TJ
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