Swallows
Our resident tree swallows that we have at work did very well this year. It appeared that the most successful houses were the two down on the dock, but the houses up at the hatchery building did well too. Down on the dock it appeared that the parents might have gotten two batches of eggs hatched, raised, and fledged as the birdhouses were occupied well past the ones at the hatchery. Jason and I got to see both parents coming and going with insects to feed the young, and the crew on the other shift even got to see little heads poking out of the hole and calling for the parents. At one point there appeared to be young fledglings hanging out down by the wharf, and if I went and stood still they would fly right around me, obviously quite curious. They took frequent breaks on the wires close by, were less coloured than the parents, and they were fluffy with down. At this same time the parents were still coming and going to the houses with bugs for feeding, which is another reason th...