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Christine Haines
Spokane, WA, United States
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Violet-green swallows have been nesting in my yard for 15 years. Occasionally, a fledgling will return to the nest box for a few minutes to be fed. This year, however, two of them returned to the nest box and stayed overnight and most of the following day before leaving a second time. This is one of the young that returned.
I have never seen this behavior before in violet-green swallows.
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Interestingly, a similar behavior was reported among Violet-Green Swallows last year, but with a fledgeling from another nest!
http://nestwatch.org/connect/hth-contest-2016/conspecific-nest-parasitism/
Adorable photo and fascinating observation. I wonder if other species do this.