Wesley's Backyard Birds
Barn Swallow

Barn Swallows hang out around the barn behind our house and will land on the wires above are fence regularly. A familiar inhabitant of barns and other outbuildings, the Barn Swallow is easily recognized by its long forked tail. It was originally a cave breeder, but now the swallow nests almost exclusively on man-made structures. The Barn Swallow is the most abundant and widely distributed swallow species in the world. It breeds throughout the northern hemisphere and winters in much of the southern hemisphere. Female Barn Swallows favor males that have a darker reddish chest color and longer tails.