Barn Swallows & Family

[PAUL161]

Our yearly Swallows are back, this time she laid 5 eggs and they all hatched! The babies are getting bigger every day and should be on the wing very soon. They make a mess building the nest out of mud grass and straw. I tried to get a good pic without disturbing them but pretty tough through a window at an angle and not much light. Cleanup comes when they all leave. They'll hang around for a while and not seen again until next year. I have to power wash the floor!
The pic is very poor, but you get the idea.

 

[Basil]

We have them here too. Every year under the eave of the front porch.

 

[DNK]

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[PAUL161]

I think I mentioned that after the five babies began flying, a couple of weeks later another laid 4 eggs in the same nest. The parents are on the wing feeding them. Today I found out they are not afraid of the mower, as I was out front mowing grass and they were buzzing me all the time getting bugs I stirred up. I wish I had just 10% of their energy!

 

[pdplot]

They are peerless flyers and eat thousands of mosquitos and other flying pests. You want them around. They nest at our local golf course every year.

 

[PAUL161]

They are peerless flyers and eat thousands of mosquitos and other flying pests. You want them around. They nest at our local golf course every year.

I never gave it a thought until you mentioned it, but we very rarely ever see a mosquito!