8♠ · Barn Swallow · Air · The Flyers
Barn Swallow
Estonia · National bird
Go far. Come home.
The Homeward Traveller
Power · Body
4
Instinct · Mind
69
Resilience · Spirit
75
The message
The Barn Swallow flies thousands of kilometres each autumn, then finds its way back to the same barn in spring. Whatever you have drifted from, you can return. Home is still there.
Ask yourself
What have I drifted from that I want to come home to?
The animal
Barn swallows that nest in Europe spend the winter in Africa, flying up to 10,000 km each way and feeding on insects as they go.
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About the animal
- Scientific name
- Hirundo rustica
- Country
- Estonia
- Status
- National bird
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- True story
- Flies about 10,000 km each way between Europe and southern Africa, feeding on the wing.
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