2026-10-01T21:21:57Z https://nostr.now Richard Rathe https://nostr.now/npub1grylclqqeu3h79q3w4f5jt4k0cd697zrt4g950kdy9nuexm37jgs0mmwzg https://s3.c.im/accounts/avatars/113/325/758/683/285/793/original/00b73cc4988c1eda.jpg https://s3.c.im/accounts/avatars/113/325/758/683/285/793/original/00b73cc4988c1eda.jpg https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8fekda7f8lvfxvuas5mq67ulqq99xxeaa5mwtph6y9z9hrnj6crszypqvnlruqr8jxlc5z964xjfwkelphghcgdw4qk37e5sk0nymw86fz4xy24k In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstpk2zaa44vxkvm9g6xzlhevryuldz6mt5jyn7nakektne9ch0g3cpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerfw36x7tnsw43q0faqhf'>nevent1q…aqhf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpq867rmfndukpctfykxe8ljmx6xzew0jf84pc8225dwsx9c3e7l8ts4jkqqu" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpq867rmfndukpctfykxe8ljmx6xzew0jf84pc8225dwsx9c3e7l8ts4jkqqu</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…kqqu</span>)</a></span> <br/><br/>&#34;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.&#34;<br/><br/>&#34;Although the killing of egrets is often cited for inspiring the U.S. conservation movement, it was the millinery (hat-making) trade’s impact on Barn Swallows that prompted naturalist George Bird Grinnell’s 1886 Forest &amp; Stream editorial decrying the waste of bird life. His essay led to the founding of the first Audubon Society.&#34;<br/><br/>In the #Midwest #USA we mostly see them around small bridges over water.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Barn_Swallow">https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Barn_Swallow</a><br/><br/>#Birds #Swallows #BarnSwallows<br/><br/> <img src="https://s3.c.im/media_attachments/files/116/834/146/008/338/323/original/86be0282542e73dd.png"> 2026-06-29T15:43:34Z