From symbolism to bug catching abilities, there's a lot to learn about a barn swallow. Learn about their nests, songs, range ...

The most wide-spread members of the swallow family, barn swallows wing their way throughout the world, breeding generally in the Northern Hemisphere and wintering throughout most of the Southern ...

The Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) is one of eight species of the swallow family that inhabits the state of Texas, and is the only one of its genus. This particular species is an extremely common bird ...

You can't miss the flying acrobats - aka barn swallows - as you drive under overpasses. They began arriving in late March from winter homes in Central and South America. The majority probably made a ...

Be grateful for the arrival of barn swallows, those aerial acrobats that scoop up mouthfuls of mosquitoes. They work hard to catch those pesky flying insects around bridges, freeway overpasses, ...

The barn swallow is a pretty little bird. It also can be an aggressive little pest. Therefore, human beings, and this individual human, tend to have a love-hate relationship with the swallow. In ...

My earliest memory of a bird was the one colorfully painted on a shot glass in a relative’s China cabinet with the caption “JUST A SWALLOW.” I wouldn’t have gotten the joke even if I could read — I ...