Barn Swallows On San Juan Island

My friend (and neighbor) just sent me this adorable photo of baby barn swallows just fledged.
I think they may have been from MY barn, but who's counting.

Our barn fledged at least four nests this past summer. Since we have pet geese and pet llamas and horses on the property above us, nesting material is not a problem. Most of their nests had lots of goose feathers poking out, tufts of llama fiber and a couple horse tail hairs dangling from it.

All that is left now are the finely built, one dab at a time, mud nests.


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