"social swallows"

#12527014

4 Jul 2025

Purple Martins are seen in a colony at Wakodahatchee Wetlands in Delray Beach, Florida. These social swallows perform graceful aerial displays as they hunt insects.

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#12527015

4 Jul 2025

Purple Martins engage in a territorial dispute at Wakodahatchee Wetlands in Delray Beach, Florida. These highly social swallows often compete for nesting space within their colonies, especially during the breeding season.

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#13514815

29 Mar 2026

A Jungle Babbler (Argya striata) preys on a juvenile Indo-Pacific Gecko (Hemidactylus Garnotii) lizard, thrashing it to break it into small pieces until it is small enough to swallow in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on March 29, 2026. Jungle Babblers, also known as ''Seven Sisters'' or ''Saat Bhai,'' are gregarious birds found in the Indian subcontinent, often foraging in small groups and adapting to various habitats, including open forests and urban gardens.

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#13514817

29 Mar 2026

A Jungle Babbler (Argya striata) preys on a juvenile Indo-Pacific Gecko (Hemidactylus Garnotii) lizard, thrashing it to break it into small pieces until it is small enough to swallow in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on March 29, 2026. Jungle Babblers, also known as ''Seven Sisters'' or ''Saat Bhai,'' are gregarious birds found in the Indian subcontinent, often foraging in small groups and adapting to various habitats, including open forests and urban gardens.

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#13514821

29 Mar 2026

A Jungle Babbler (Argya striata) preys on a juvenile Indo-Pacific Gecko (Hemidactylus Garnotii) lizard, thrashing it to break it into small pieces until it is small enough to swallow in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on March 29, 2026. Jungle Babblers, also known as ''Seven Sisters'' or ''Saat Bhai,'' are gregarious birds found in the Indian subcontinent, often foraging in small groups and adapting to various habitats, including open forests and urban gardens.

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#13514825

29 Mar 2026

A Jungle Babbler (Argya striata) preys on a juvenile Indo-Pacific Gecko (Hemidactylus Garnotii) lizard, thrashing it to break it into small pieces until it is small enough to swallow in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on March 29, 2026. Jungle Babblers, also known as ''Seven Sisters'' or ''Saat Bhai,'' are gregarious birds found in the Indian subcontinent, often foraging in small groups and adapting to various habitats, including open forests and urban gardens.

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#13514827

29 Mar 2026

A Jungle Babbler (Argya striata) preys on a juvenile Indo-Pacific Gecko (Hemidactylus Garnotii) lizard, thrashing it to break it into small pieces until it is small enough to swallow in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on March 29, 2026. Jungle Babblers, also known as ''Seven Sisters'' or ''Saat Bhai,'' are gregarious birds found in the Indian subcontinent, often foraging in small groups and adapting to various habitats, including open forests and urban gardens.

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#13514829

29 Mar 2026

A Jungle Babbler (Argya striata) preys on a juvenile Indo-Pacific Gecko (Hemidactylus Garnotii) lizard, thrashing it to break it into small pieces until it is small enough to swallow in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on March 29, 2026. Jungle Babblers, also known as ''Seven Sisters'' or ''Saat Bhai,'' are gregarious birds found in the Indian subcontinent, often foraging in small groups and adapting to various habitats, including open forests and urban gardens.

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#10417172

27 Aug 2023

House is seen almost damaged after a heavy storm in a coastal area at Khulna, Bangladesh on August 16, 2023 . Not too long ago Kalabogi, a coastal village in Bangladesh, was full of cultivable land until the rising sea levels began to swallow the area all the way up to the Bay of Bengal. Frequent cyclones and floods hit the village since the late 1990s. In 2009, a major cyclone named Aila destroyed the country's 1,400 kilometres of embankments, 8,800 kilometres of roads, and about 3,50,000 acres of farmland. Several hundred people were reportedly killed in the disaster. The farmers of Kalabogi were the worst hit. As most of the village land was submerged in water, the people of Kalabogi built new homes on bamboo poles 4 to 5 feet above the ground. .

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#10417176

27 Aug 2023

House is seen almost damaged after a heavy storm in a coastal area at Khulna, Bangladesh on August 16, 2023 . Not too long ago Kalabogi, a coastal village in Bangladesh, was full of cultivable land until the rising sea levels began to swallow the area all the way up to the Bay of Bengal. Frequent cyclones and floods hit the village since the late 1990s. In 2009, a major cyclone named Aila destroyed the country's 1,400 kilometres of embankments, 8,800 kilometres of roads, and about 3,50,000 acres of farmland. Several hundred people were reportedly killed in the disaster. The farmers of Kalabogi were the worst hit. As most of the village land was submerged in water, the people of Kalabogi built new homes on bamboo poles 4 to 5 feet above the ground. .

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#10417178

27 Aug 2023

House is seen almost damaged after a heavy storm in a coastal area at Khulna, Bangladesh on August 16, 2023 . Not too long ago Kalabogi, a coastal village in Bangladesh, was full of cultivable land until the rising sea levels began to swallow the area all the way up to the Bay of Bengal. Frequent cyclones and floods hit the village since the late 1990s. In 2009, a major cyclone named Aila destroyed the country's 1,400 kilometres of embankments, 8,800 kilometres of roads, and about 3,50,000 acres of farmland. Several hundred people were reportedly killed in the disaster. The farmers of Kalabogi were the worst hit. As most of the village land was submerged in water, the people of Kalabogi built new homes on bamboo poles 4 to 5 feet above the ground. .

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#10417182

27 Aug 2023

House is seen almost damaged after a heavy storm in a coastal area at Khulna, Bangladesh on August 16, 2023 . Not too long ago Kalabogi, a coastal village in Bangladesh, was full of cultivable land until the rising sea levels began to swallow the area all the way up to the Bay of Bengal. Frequent cyclones and floods hit the village since the late 1990s. In 2009, a major cyclone named Aila destroyed the country's 1,400 kilometres of embankments, 8,800 kilometres of roads, and about 3,50,000 acres of farmland. Several hundred people were reportedly killed in the disaster. The farmers of Kalabogi were the worst hit. As most of the village land was submerged in water, the people of Kalabogi built new homes on bamboo poles 4 to 5 feet above the ground. .

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#10417186

27 Aug 2023

House is seen almost damaged after a heavy storm in a coastal area at Khulna, Bangladesh on August 16, 2023 . Not too long ago Kalabogi, a coastal village in Bangladesh, was full of cultivable land until the rising sea levels began to swallow the area all the way up to the Bay of Bengal. Frequent cyclones and floods hit the village since the late 1990s. In 2009, a major cyclone named Aila destroyed the country's 1,400 kilometres of embankments, 8,800 kilometres of roads, and about 3,50,000 acres of farmland. Several hundred people were reportedly killed in the disaster. The farmers of Kalabogi were the worst hit. As most of the village land was submerged in water, the people of Kalabogi built new homes on bamboo poles 4 to 5 feet above the ground. .

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#10417188

27 Aug 2023

House is seen almost damaged after a heavy storm in a coastal area at Khulna, Bangladesh on August 17, 2023 . Not too long ago Kalabogi, a coastal village in Bangladesh, was full of cultivable land until the rising sea levels began to swallow the area all the way up to the Bay of Bengal. Frequent cyclones and floods hit the village since the late 1990s. In 2009, a major cyclone named Aila destroyed the country's 1,400 kilometres of embankments, 8,800 kilometres of roads, and about 3,50,000 acres of farmland. Several hundred people were reportedly killed in the disaster. The farmers of Kalabogi were the worst hit. As most of the village land was submerged in water, the people of Kalabogi built new homes on bamboo poles 4 to 5 feet above the ground. .

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#10417192

27 Aug 2023

House is seen almost damaged after a heavy storm in a coastal area at Khulna, Bangladesh on August 17, 2023 . Not too long ago Kalabogi, a coastal village in Bangladesh, was full of cultivable land until the rising sea levels began to swallow the area all the way up to the Bay of Bengal. Frequent cyclones and floods hit the village since the late 1990s. In 2009, a major cyclone named Aila destroyed the country's 1,400 kilometres of embankments, 8,800 kilometres of roads, and about 3,50,000 acres of farmland. Several hundred people were reportedly killed in the disaster. The farmers of Kalabogi were the worst hit. As most of the village land was submerged in water, the people of Kalabogi built new homes on bamboo poles 4 to 5 feet above the ground. .

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#10417196

27 Aug 2023

House is seen almost damaged after a heavy storm in a coastal area at Khulna, Bangladesh on August 17, 2023 . Not too long ago Kalabogi, a coastal village in Bangladesh, was full of cultivable land until the rising sea levels began to swallow the area all the way up to the Bay of Bengal. Frequent cyclones and floods hit the village since the late 1990s. In 2009, a major cyclone named Aila destroyed the country's 1,400 kilometres of embankments, 8,800 kilometres of roads, and about 3,50,000 acres of farmland. Several hundred people were reportedly killed in the disaster. The farmers of Kalabogi were the worst hit. As most of the village land was submerged in water, the people of Kalabogi built new homes on bamboo poles 4 to 5 feet above the ground. .

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