The nest is in the upper right hand corner.

About two days after a pair of Barn Swallows successfully fledged a brood of four babies from their usual nest spot in the attic of the grainery, they got busy building a new nest on the front porch.  They started building on June 15.

 

 

they collect mud and plant

fibers to build with

 

every 10-15 minutes another bit was added

 

 

 

 

 as you can see it was hot outside and you might also see a reflection of the glass as I did my documenting in air conditioned comfort

 

 

 

 

it is a two birdie job from sun up to sun down

finally on or about June 19-20 (solstice time) eggs were laid and sitting ensued

EUREKA the feeding begins July 17  I hope you enjoyed your down time Mom

Looking like some pretty angry birds there are four but it’s hard to get a good group shot with all the jostling  I kept the cats away with some well placed glasses of water

and then there were three…

and then there were two… and then they came back for visits for a few days..

hope to see you all next year…….

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