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While biking near a reservoir in Colorado I saw a pair of swallows taking turns entering this box with an abundance of bugs and exiting as soon as the other appeared. .
While biking near a reservoir in Colorado I saw a pair of swallows taking turns entering this box with an abundance of bugs and exiting as soon as the other appeared. .
Very hungry chicks make parents busy.
The 4 fledglings were raised soley by the mom, she lost her mate.
Waiting for dinner to be delivered the day before fledging.
Beautiful tree swallows came back again this year. Nested in a bird house on the railing of our deck and hatched 78 gorgeous babies!
On 6-15-14 I found these little guys had just hatched and by 7-2-14 they were demanding to be fed!!
On 5-18-14 I observed the nest preparation. The wait was over on 6-15-14 when the babies hatched.
5-18-14 – More nest preparation by the Tree Swallows.
Each year I anxiously await the arrival of the Tree Swallows. I enjoy watching as they share the raising of their family with me. On 5-18-14, I was excited as I observed the nest preparation. This was a first for me. Now the real waiting began!!
I was thrilled to witness these young fledglings exercising their wings on a rock in my yard while a parent kept swooping in to feed the hungry bunch.
These young tree swallows were growing rapidly and still needed lots of rest.
This was a tree swallow a few days before fledging from a nest I had been watching.
One of 40+ nest boxes on our property for swallows, wrens, chickadees, etc. Some are situated low enough to snap a photo of the hungry babies!
This baby American Tree Swallow had just fledged and landed on the wire where the male was feeding him.
Male Tree Swallow bringing one of his babies a dragonfly. I can not believe how many dragonflies they bring back to their young. It was non-stop and they ate every one.
Tree Swallow Nestlings Begging Just Before Arrival of Parent
Taken at Broadmoor Audubon Sanctuary. The pole is holding up a nest box. There were two chicks in the box but the chick sitting on top was getting all the food.