Preparing to migrate
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Preparing to migrate
Image: © Doug Lee Taken: 8 Sep 2012
On this morning, 8th September, the swallows were noisily congregating on the wires in preparation for flying south. Five days later the vast majority of them had disappeared - presumably headed south.
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Image Location
Latitude
56.911368
Longitude
-4.809578