Sunday,
22 September 2024
Frequent flyers: the Tree Martin

MARTINS are small, largely aerial birds that bear a close resemblance to swallows to which they are very closely related.

There are two species of Martins that occur in this region.

The most common is the Tree Martin, and then there its smaller relative, the Fairy Martin.

Tree Martins are very widespread, occurring over most of Australia wherever there are bigger eucalypts.

Such trees provide small ...

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