Perhaps my research could have occurred prior to posting but it turns out the swifts I mentioned in a earlier post were bathing aerially.  First time I have seen that behavior.  One description I read suggested that there is a bouncing effect as the swifts hit the water.  After contacting the water, the swifts shake their feathers in flight to shed the excess.  Tremendous.

Tim Colborn
North Olmsted, OH

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