I have tried to finish and post this entry with pictures. Have you ever tried to photograph swallows in flight? Not an easy task, so here is the post sans pictures.
Two years ago we had a pair of barn swallows try to nest in the girl barn. The barn, more of a shed really, is a three sided, low hanging, shelter. They tried with no success. Last year on the second nest they had built that year, they had success and raised beautiful babies.
This year they had eggs when the nest fell. Now we have nest boxes and hope they will stay, the birds AND the boxes.
They are intrepid little birds, always forging on it seems regardless of setbacks. They brought another pair of swallows with them this year and they already have a safe nest built
It is fascinating to watch them swoop and dive as they gobble up mosquitoes and flies. Yea!
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