2011 Canada 25 Cents Coloured Coin Birds Of Canada Barn Swallow

There’s nothing like watching a Barn Swallow(Hirundo rustica) in action. Countless birds will swarm over a field, diving and swooping at incredible speeds to feed on insects they catch in mid-air. In fact, this incredibly agile flyer also drinks and bathes in flight—by skimming and dipping over lakes and rivers.
The Barn Swallow is easily identified by its long, forked tail and curved wings; all which are designed for its fast, acrobatic flight. Its blue plumage and cinnamon-coloured throat are best observed when this active bird stops to feed its fledglings in the nest.
The male and female will spend up to fifteen14-hour days to build their cup-shaped nest of mud, grass, hair and feathers. As the bird’s name suggests, the nest is usually built high up on manmade structures near insect-rich meadows and wetlands. This captivating bird is wide spread through out Canada, disappearing from the fields from September to April when it migrates south