I have had little success in photographing the Violet-green Swallow, a western bird that comes here from Mexico in the breeding season. But they are rather fast flyers. Last weekend when they first arrived I watched some courting, but alas, after many shots, my pictures were just poor. So, to show one flying, I have resorted to an older picture.
And what is the occasion that prompted this? After a short session this morning, I came home with many bad pictures, but one lucky one: Violet-green Swallows mating midair.
Here is a Violet-green Swallow flying from three years ago.
Here are a couple of Violet-green Swallows mating. Although they are in front of a shed where they have decided to nest, they are mating midair and in free fall in front of the wall. This emphasizes two things: they sometimes mate in flight; mating is very brief. 