Some pictures of some young swallows getting ready for the long flight to Africa later this month. Also - some pictures of the terrain that they won't see again for another 8 months.

He's not much bigger than the drops of water on the clothes line!

Not sure if this is the same bird.

Starting from the north this is Bloody Foreland, Co. Donegal

The pier on Tory Island taken last week 11th August 2004

Newport Railway Bridge

Achill looking towards Keem. This is a reverse image.

Same as the above image is correct

Finally a beach in Co Kerry looking out at the Skellig rocks. I don't know which is rarer a Swallow in October or two men hurling on a beach in Kerry?