The Swallows Nest

[Joey Shabadoo]

Great thread but I just know we'll all be suffering from empty nest syndrome soon.

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

That's just super - a bit of a day out and back home for bed

 

[Levo-Lon]

Awsome @User9609 ,makes all the mess they make worthwhile..
we had a pair nessting at our barn conversion holliday place in Fowey ,The shoot head owner kept knocking the nest down and telling us its the mess...we reported him..self-gratification artist

 

[alicat]

@User9609

Quid novi?

 

[alicat]

Thank you! This thread has brightened my life since I came across it. I find it fascinating how quickly they have gone from hatching to flying.

Would love to have more news as and when, although I appreciate it will be more sporadic.

Well done, Reiver.

 

[Aperitif]

Thank you! This thread has brightened my life since I came across it. I find it fascinating how quickly they have gone from hatching to flying.

Would love to have more news as and when, although I appreciate it will be more sporadic.

Well done, Reiver.

Kind, careful and sensitive work. Thank you.

 

[Joshua Plumtree]

Kind, careful and sensitive work. Thank you.

The little b*ggers will be out murdering the local insect life now, I suppose?

 

[Aperitif]

The little b*ggers will be out murdering the local insect life now, I suppose?

Naturally they will. After all, the little ones have had their necks rung for a few weeks...

 

[Surlydave]

Great postings. Photos excellent too, what sort of camera did you use?

 

[alicat]

Thank you for the update, Reiver. Fascinating!

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

On my ride today we called into a curious spot for Tea and Cake we've visited in the past. It's a fairly vast pool house with one wall of glass. Self built, probably in the 50's. Some of the glass is missing (overlapped panes maybe 2'x1' in size) and a pair of swallows were nesting inside on a light fitting. They'd already raised one brood of 4. Now the parents were relaying each other on the nest, presumably incubating eggs for brood two. Must say that the nest cup this pair had built was very much tidier than the OP's pair had made. But - as long as it all works

 

[theclaud]

User9609 - it's been said more times than is strictly necessary, but although you may talk bollocks about spokes, this thread is a winner. Thank you.

 

[theclaud]

[QUOTE 3826660, member: 9609"]I wasn't being entirely serious about your profligate lifestyle but old spokes are a nice gauge of wire that is reasonably easy to fashion into a strong repair of all manner of stuff...[/QUOTE]
Dr Evil is having the borked ones. You may regret it when he uses them to take over the world.

 

[HertzvanRental]

User9609 - it's been said more times than is strictly necessary, but although you may talk bollocks about spokes, this thread is a winner. Thank you.

My view is that with the quality of the pictures and the narrative, he's entitled to talk bollocks on whatsoever he likes, at least until the end of the year!

 

[Saluki]

Great thread. Only just found it, half an hour ago, so I have enjoyed the speedy nest building, the very speedy egg laying and hatching and then all the growing up and flying off.
Love that pic of the 4 babies all on their plant hanger perch. Can't wait for next year now.