The nest near the kitchen door has fledged its baby Barn Swallows. While eating breakfast this morning, I heard a scrambling at the screen door. I looked up to see a little swallow toddler clinging to the screen, looking around at the world with great curiosity. He then flew to the outside fridge and perched there watching the grown-up Barn Swallows and Cliff Swallows which were swooping around in the great blue yonder. His eyes were bright, his feathers shiny, and his courage great. He tottered a bit while preening his new beautiful wings and tail feathers, but eventually flew first to the picnic table as a staging ground, then to the roof where his brothers and sisters were hanging out getting food from mom and dad. Go Barn Swallow babies!
Sunday, July 15, 2007
The Barn Swallows Fledge!
The nest near the kitchen door has fledged its baby Barn Swallows. While eating breakfast this morning, I heard a scrambling at the screen door. I looked up to see a little swallow toddler clinging to the screen, looking around at the world with great curiosity. He then flew to the outside fridge and perched there watching the grown-up Barn Swallows and Cliff Swallows which were swooping around in the great blue yonder. His eyes were bright, his feathers shiny, and his courage great. He tottered a bit while preening his new beautiful wings and tail feathers, but eventually flew first to the picnic table as a staging ground, then to the roof where his brothers and sisters were hanging out getting food from mom and dad. Go Barn Swallow babies!