New Baby Deer On The Farm, Twins

My husband took these picture at around 7:00 A.M. Monday morning. He said he saw the "Mom" first , down in the hay field, and then she called for her babies and they both came running from the spring. The pictures are not the best, they were taking from a long distance. We have had twin babies born on the farm many times and always enjoy seeing them.

So Sweet!!!

Time to go, someone is watching us

      Update On Barn Swallow Babies

Checked in on the baby barn swallows today and was delighted to find three of the babies out of their nest, perched on a beam in the barn. One of the babies was still in the nest, so a total of four. They were learning to fly, flying from beam to beam and sometimes back to their nest, which was about ten feet away. Mom and Dad still coming in to feed them and make sure they were safe. I have learned something new today, if you get to close to the babies and they feel you are a threat, they will come after you, they will circle around your head and make clicking sounds and loud chirps, all the while, coming closer and closer. They do not in any way seem intimidated by the size differences, in fact they even call for back up, help. Before I knew it there where three of them. Was the third one grandpa? I don't know and I didn't hang around to ask. I have a new appreciation for barn swallows. This has happened to me twice. Yes, I have learned my lesson. Maybe! I still love them.
                                 

Growing up

                                 

Looking down at my miniature horse

Mom and Dad feeding

Lots Of Baby Birds Around The Farm!

Around here we feed the birds year round, for me that means lots of babies, lots of bug eaters and hopefully less bugs in my garden. We love watching them at the feeders. We have babies in bushes near my front porch, babies in two bird houses and babies in both barns. One bird house has blue birds, the other has barn swallows. Both barns have barn swallows.

Is that you mommy?

Barn swallow "Dad" checking in

Mom and Dad busy feeding babies

One of  the barn swallow nest in the barn