Mosquitoes are among the most irritating pests. In addition to their annoying bites, which can leave you very itchy, some are also vectors for deadly viruses. Fortunately, many birds eat mosquitoes, ...

From purple martins to barn swallows, find out how to spot and identify 8 members of the swallow bird family during summer.

Barn swallows are found all over the world. You can spot a barn swallow on six continents: North and South America, Europe, ...

The Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) is one of eight species of the swallow family that inhabits the state of Texas, and is the only one of its genus. This particular species is an extremely common bird ...

The most wide-spread members of the swallow family, barn swallows wing their way throughout the world, breeding generally in the Northern Hemisphere and wintering throughout most of the Southern ...