Bank Swallow Photos

Photography by Terry Sohl

My Favorite: I see Bank Swallows a lot more than I photograph Bank Swallows! That's because most of the time when I see them, they are either 1) in flight and damned near impossible to shoot, or 2) are in/around their nesting holes, usually at too great a distance for good photos. Most of the photos below are from a cold May day near Lake Thompson in South Dakota, when swallows of all kinds were "grounded" and not very active in the cold.

Bank Swallow - Riparia riparia


Bank Swallow 1 July 2008 Minnehaha County, South Dakota	Bank Swallow 2 May 2nd, 2010 Near Lake Thompson, South Dakota	Bank Swallow 3 May 2nd, 2010 Near Lake Thompson, South Dakota	Bank Swallow 4 May 2nd, 2010 Near Lake Thompson, South Dakota

Bank Swallow 5 May 2nd, 2010 Near Lake Thompson, South Dakota	Bank Swallow 6 May 2nd, 2010 Near Lake Thompson, South Dakota	Bank Swallow 7 May 10th, 2020 Newton Hills State Park, South Dakota