Tuesday, 15 July 2014

WILD BIRD WENESDAY -Swallow doing the Hokey Pokey at Blessingbourne House

We have very clever Swallows in Northern Ireland and they just love to dance.  When I was visiting Blessingbourne House recently and came out of my apartment, I spotted one on the wires.  Hope you enjoy the fun of this short video at the end of this post as much as the Swallow enjoyed dancing the Hokey Pokey!  














The video can be access at

 http://youtu.be/fcTRDgDCxNo

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Now wasn’t that fun!  Well not everyone has my sense of humour!

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34 comments:

  1. Breathtaking15 July 2014 at 17:15

    The clip was fun Margaret, nicely done, and great action shots of these lovely swallows. also.

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  2. Carole M.15 July 2014 at 17:42

    well done Margaret; not only a beautiful bird but you created an imaginative video clip too

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    1. Margaret Birding For Pleasure15 July 2014 at 17:45

      Hi Carole Many thanks for your kind comment and I am glad you enjoyed it.

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  3. Lynne15 July 2014 at 19:11

    Really fun . . . I sang right along with the video . . .
    put your right hand out and shake it all about . . .

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    1. Margaret Birding For Pleasure15 July 2014 at 19:43

      that's the spirt Lynne. Glad you enjoyed the video and sang along.

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  4. Em Parkinson15 July 2014 at 19:13

    Brilliant Margaret! I've pinned one of your stills onto my 'feathers' pinterest page and the video was great - thank you.

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    1. Margaret Birding For Pleasure15 July 2014 at 19:42

      Hi Em. I am glad you can use one and thanks for visiting and leaving a comment

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  5. eileeninmd15 July 2014 at 19:17

    Cute series on the swallows. They are adorable birds. Great photos and video.. Have a happy week!

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  6. Bob Bushell15 July 2014 at 19:38

    Clever little birds. Beautiful shots as always.

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  7. Roy Norris15 July 2014 at 20:43

    Lovely images Margaret, they are busy feeding up for the journey South and from what I read some our flying off already.

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  8. Phil Slade15 July 2014 at 21:40

    A very creative video Margaret. I'd never have thought of doing that.

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  9. orchid032415 July 2014 at 22:10

    Oh My!!! I LOVE your wonderful swallow's photographs; so adorable♡♡♡ Video is great, too.
    Sending you Lots of Love and Hugs from Japan, xoxo Miyako*

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  10. Kenneth Cole Schneider15 July 2014 at 23:00

    Quite an active little fellow! Enjoyed the video! He did everything except turn himself about.

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  11. TexWisGirl15 July 2014 at 23:04

    very, very cute!

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  12. George15 July 2014 at 23:10

    This is one of the better versions of the Hokey-Pokey that I've seen. I could never do it that well. Your photos are marvelous as well.

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  13. Debby Ray15 July 2014 at 23:49

    Wonderful shots of that birdie doing it's "thang"...lol! Have a wonderful week!

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  14. Ginny Hartzler16 July 2014 at 01:07

    This swallow really knows how to get down!!

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  15. Ginny Hartzler16 July 2014 at 01:08

    Seriously, he may have some tiny bugs in his feathers and needs to really groom!

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  16. Anonymous16 July 2014 at 01:15

    This was great fun. Thanks.

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  17. FAB16 July 2014 at 02:38

    Very cool video Margaret.

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  18. Mary Howell Cromer16 July 2014 at 02:57

    I adopre Swallows and even posted some myself this week...lovely image shares Margaret~

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  19. mick16 July 2014 at 04:45

    Great photos of the Swallows - and I loved the video!

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  20. Elephant's Child16 July 2014 at 06:44

    Dancing birds make my heart sing - in tune with their dance. Thank you.

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  21. Betsy Banks Adams16 July 2014 at 07:23

    HA HA ---love it!!!! That Swallow is definitely doing the Hokey Pokey... AND--it's good for him since he's getting his exercise too... Love it!!!!

    Hugs,
    Betsy

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  22. Adam Jones16 July 2014 at 07:33

    Great pictures. They're so acrobatic.

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  23. GreenComotion16 July 2014 at 07:51

    Beautiful photos, Margaret.
    It must have took a lot of patience to get these excellent photos of the great poses.
    I wish everybody the flexibility of the bird.
    Peace :)

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  24. Elizabeth Edwards16 July 2014 at 10:33

    aww, almost like he is dancing or showing off. what a cutie. ( :

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  25. Anonymous16 July 2014 at 15:14

    Love it!!!!

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  26. Larry16 July 2014 at 23:32

    Beautiful shots of the swallow Margaret. Swallows are truly the aerial masters of the avian world. I can watch their displays for hours. Great video of the bird preening too. The soundtrack gives it a whole new dimension!

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  27. Anonymous16 July 2014 at 23:49

    Love all the poses you captured. The video is really cute.

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  28. Rohrerbot17 July 2014 at 03:49

    It amazing how they can bend their feathers and move them around like that. Ours skies here can be covered with them before sunset collecting lots of bugs. Beautiful birds. Is this a Barn Swallow?

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  29. Pat Ulrich17 July 2014 at 07:50

    Great series! You've captured some great poses -- I really like "pointing" bird in the third image!

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  30. NatureFootstep18 July 2014 at 07:33

    OMG, that was soo cool. You always have such great stuff to share :)

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