Swallows by the River

The Thames River flows through a small village in Perth County called Motherwell. Near this village is a dirt road that runs perpendicular to the river that I always love driving down, as it has great views of the river and lots of birds to see. The day that I took theses photo was exactly one of those days.

The first photo of this rather short post is of a swallow. I am not sure what subspecies of swallow this is but I was excited and happy to grab a photo of one, as normally they fly away as soon as I step out of the car. This swallow was sitting on a telephone wire with two other birds. I tried to get a good photo of all three birds but it just wouldn't work out.

The second and last photo of this post is a view I have posted before, however, I still love the view as it makes for great photos. There used to be an old steel bridge over the Thames River here. The bridge was removed due to lack of use and high maintenance costs. Now it is a great place to go to find some peace and quiet and to check out amazing views like this, just be careful of the giant hogweed that seems to have established itself around the bridge here.

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