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.
Each year Violet Green Swallows next in this gourd on our back porch. This year they did not nest until June. Picture was taken July, 4th, about 8:00 AM. Canon EOS Rebel with a 75-300mm, f/4-5.6, zoom lens was used with a tripod.
This was the first time I witnessed the mating of Violet green swallows in the herb bed.
Season after Season violet green swallows build their nest in this vent 30 feet above the ground level. I do not get to see the nest or the eggs. However, I get to see the fledglings a couple of weeks before they take of.I see their little heads peeping out of the vent. I hear them chirp, see their hungry mouths wide open. the parents check on them frequently and feed them, This is one such ocassion