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    Swallows

    Not really ArtRage related but we have had a huge hatch - over two or three weeks or so - of what I call crane flies:

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    Their wing span is about 1 to 2 cm.

    And as a result our resident population of about ten welcome swallows:

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    has swollen to almost a hundred. They are dazzlingly gymnastic fliers and at times, particularly around dusk, they swarm around the house hunting, I presume, the crane flies. It’s a spectacular display.

    Brett
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