A bank swallow darted out of the muddy riverbank with insects in its beak.

The bright-green swallow tanager perched on a high branch, scanning for insects between short flights.

A window swallow nested beneath the eaves of our cottage last summer.

The layoffs were pills to swallow for everyone on the team.

The sea swallow hovered above the inlet, then darted down to snatch a small fish.

The nurse gave me a small pill to swallow with a glass of water before the surgery.

The blue swallow nested under the farmhouse eaves, its iridescent feathers catching the morning light.

Chilean swallows darted over the cliffs at dusk, their silhouettes cutting sharp lines against the orange sky.

A Chilean swallow nested under the eaves of a remote Patagonian farmhouse, its glossy plumage flashing as it fed hungry chicks.

After twenty years in the fleet, she decided to swallow the anchor and open a seaside café.