hole in one.

while watching a mother swallow feed her babies, she continually would knock one or two off the branch, finally one of them was able to snag a meal.

Feeeding the babies

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

Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Cornell Lab of Ornithology