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Swallow 
Traits: Small bird with a slender body and long, pointed wings; tiny bill; short legs and small feet; moderately long, forked tail

Habitat: Open areas around lakes, ponds, and rivers; some species nest in tree cavities.

Foods: Flying insects (flies and mosquitoes)

Eaten by: Hawks, falcons

Do You Know? Swallows catch almost all their food in flight, sometimes even skimming insects off the surface of ponds and lakes.

Special thanks to the ADF&G Division of Wildlife Conservation.

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