{"id":1651,"date":"2021-06-04T08:38:50","date_gmt":"2021-06-04T07:38:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.birdinginspain.com\/blog\/?p=1651"},"modified":"2021-06-04T08:38:50","modified_gmt":"2021-06-04T07:38:50","slug":"the-common-swift","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.birdinginspain.com\/blog\/birds-in-spain\/the-common-swift\/","title":{"rendered":"The Common Swift"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1654\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.birdinginspain.com\/blog\/birds-in-spain\/the-common-swift\/attachment\/swift-blue\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.birdinginspain.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/swift-blue.jpg?fit=851%2C745&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"851,745\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Common swift\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Common swift, Apus apus, in flight&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Common swift, Apus apus, in flight&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.birdinginspain.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/swift-blue.jpg?fit=851%2C745&amp;ssl=1\" class=\" wp-image-1654\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.birdinginspain.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/swift-blue.jpg?resize=66%2C58&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"66\" height=\"58\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.birdinginspain.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/swift-blue.jpg?resize=300%2C263&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.birdinginspain.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/swift-blue.jpg?resize=768%2C672&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.birdinginspain.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/swift-blue.jpg?w=851&amp;ssl=1 851w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 66px) 100vw, 66px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Common Swift,<\/strong><br \/><strong>A unique gift,<\/strong><br \/><strong>For us to contemplate.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><br \/><strong>It flies up high,<\/strong><br \/><strong>It&#8217;s home the sky,<\/strong><br \/><strong>That wondrous blue estate.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1654\" style=\"width: 358px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1654\" data-attachment-id=\"1654\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.birdinginspain.com\/blog\/birds-in-spain\/the-common-swift\/attachment\/swift-blue\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.birdinginspain.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/swift-blue.jpg?fit=851%2C745&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"851,745\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Common swift\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Common swift, Apus apus, in flight&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Common swift, Apus apus, in flight&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.birdinginspain.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/swift-blue.jpg?fit=851%2C745&amp;ssl=1\" class=\" wp-image-1654\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.birdinginspain.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/swift-blue.jpg?resize=348%2C305&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"348\" height=\"305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.birdinginspain.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/swift-blue.jpg?resize=300%2C263&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.birdinginspain.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/swift-blue.jpg?resize=768%2C672&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.birdinginspain.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/swift-blue.jpg?w=851&amp;ssl=1 851w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 348px) 100vw, 348px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1654\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Common swift, Apus apus, in flight<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Common Swift,A unique gift,For us to contemplate. 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