The Welcome Swallows

The welcome swallows of the southern country they fly above the landscape all the day
They spend most of their time chasing flying insects for them it is their only source of prey
Dark shiny back and wings brown throats and dark gray unders the aerial winged speedsters of the southern sky
Hundreds of kilometers every day they do travel the birds who have been born for to fly
They build a cup shaped nest of mud mostly on verandah rafters and three to five pale freckled eggs the female does lay
They spend their Winters in the northern tropics in the cooler south where they raise their broods from early Spring to late Autumn they do stay
The fastest birds of flight in their part of the World for hours on end each day they fly at speed
Swallows,swifts and martins born for aerial speed and endurance the champion aerial speedsters indeed
The welcome swallows spend most of their days flying above parks and paddocks a familiar sight
To twist and turn at speed to them no effort to watch their aerial antics a delight
They hunt harmful flying insects such as locusts in this way they are the farmers and the gardeners friend
In their lifetimes thousands of miles they do travel on their aerial speed for their survival they depend
The welcome swallows of the southern country familiar birds to all and all does include me
They travel thousands of kilometers in their lifetimes and they are not restricted to a territory.