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Birders

Bayard

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6. Barn Swallow

Reply to Cartoonist (Original post)

Mon Jul 12, 2021, 06:15 PM

Jul 2021

Very good at eating insects, and being entertaining. We've had one family raised in our hanging gourd houses so far this summer.

The Dollar General store in town had dozens of them building nests like that under their side awning. I loved to just sit and watch them. But then someone tore them all down.

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New nest [View all] Cartoonist Jul 2021 OP

Dunno, but it's gorgeous! SheltieLover Jul 2021 #1

Looks like a Barn Swallow. n/t Harker Jul 2021 #2

Agreed. MuseRider Jul 2021 #3

Is there a colony in your barn? Harker Jul 2021 #4

I used to have more MuseRider Jul 2021 #5

I try not to play favorites, too, but it's sometimes difficult. Harker Jul 2021 #8

OMG that was so good! MuseRider Jul 2021 #10

Very much a pleasure! Harker Jul 2021 #11

Barn Swallow Bayard Jul 2021 #6

That's horrible. Harker Jul 2021 #9

You'll have a mess when young ones lean over the nest & poop. GentryDixon Jul 2021 #7