Vaux's Swifts
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Uploaded by doublejoint on Oct 1, 2006
This is a movie showing the migrating Vaux's Swifts that fly through Portland, OR every September. They stay every year at the Chapman School in a huge chimney. In fact the Chapman School is the largest known roost of migrating swifts in the world; over 30,000 of them. At dusk they circle around and organize themselves before entering into the chimney in a huge funneling bird tornado.
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WOW! That's amazing! Now I must find out if the ones I filmed are swifts too. Loved the music :)
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WOW! That's amazing! I must find out if the ones I filmed are swifts too.
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random cat
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Wow, we attended Saturday night. A great evening! But I love the piano on this. It's incredibly well done, and representative of the intensity of the swifts' return to the chimney for another night. Great job!!!
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I assume that was a sarchastic remark, but it's actually a peregrine falcon.
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Very nice. I went to that on Tuesday night!!! The sunset was so beautiful!!!
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i think that's the black cat up on the chimney LOL
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Yeah, it's really amazing. They migrate through Portland every year and sleep in the big chimney of this school. People come every evening with their picnics and sit on the grass to watch them.
doublejoint 2 years ago
Thanks! Yeah, I need to go again myself. It's really a wild thing to see. Very fun.
doublejoint 2 years ago
i go to that school
catlovers22 3 years ago
cool!
doublejoint 3 years ago
why is it in black and white???
BlAzE0000016 4 years ago
oh, just for dramatic effect. it seemed to suit the mood. also, it was just starting to be fall, and was thinking of halloween in the back of my mind. the black cat....crazy swirling birds....I don't know.
doublejoint 4 years ago