SubscribeSWALLOWS AND THEIR NESTS
Swallows on our farm build nests out of spring mud, plant material, chicken feathers and other natural materials. The birds hold the mud or materials in their beaks and fly back to the place where they have decided to build their nest.
The location could be outside or even inside a building as shown here. If they have picked a busy spot, they will fly away from the nest to distract intruders or even “dive bomb” them and then return to their nests when the strangers have left the area.
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- Swallows make nests on indoor light fixtures
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- or mud nests on outdoor light fixtures
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- Even on inside door jams
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- New eggs are layed in the nest lined with feathers!
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- Hatched featherless pink babies
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- Soon they have feathers. The white ‘v’ is a beak.
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- More feathers and eyes now open
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- His mouth is open ready for his parents to fly by and insert food.
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- A mother or father with their babies
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- The babies are getting bigger and growing tail feathers
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- The Three Amigos thinking about leaving their nest. It’s a long way down!
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- Made it outside but still dependent on his parents flying by with food
Want to see more?
Click Here for a Duck Egg Hatching
Click Here for a Cow Being Born