Stories from the Farm

While we were putting this year’s hay in the barn, we found a little treasure.

A barn swallow nest.

and look…there was an egg tucked away inside. 

I love the variety of feathers in this nest.

I hate removing the nests because I LOVE the swallows, but this one was going to be smashed by the hay and it was just too pretty.  It seemed to be abandoned, so it was a little easier.

I know a lot of people think these birds are pests – but they are one of my favorites.

The babies are an ‘ugly’ cute 🙂

The parents stay busy feeding the babies lots of bugs!  One of the reasons I like them so much.

In addition to barn swallows, we also have a healthy population of tree swallows.  They build their nests in these bird houses on our front porch.   

Can you see the baby peeking out?  There are 3 in there and they are almost ready to fledge (fly away from the nest).      

I feel very fortunate that our property has so many little treasures to share with us.