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.
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| Growing up |
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| Looking down at my miniature horse |
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| Mom and Dad feeding |
