Beautiful Barn Swallows nest on a stone ledge

By Peter John

I noticed another beautiful swallows nest on a stone ledge near the wall nest. Egg shells on the floor below, so it might explain the crowded barn this year of Barn Swallow babies. No camera anywhere near this nest so unaware what they been up to. The Barn Swallows were very considerate where they built it, incorporating some of my electrical cables that operate machinery, portable machine tools are now permanent position tools. I'll have to buy new ones as no way would I dislodge cleverly built new nest.

How could anyone miss this new nest in the barn. I did ?  Been well used by mess of droppings under the nest. Wonder how many Barn Swallow babies were in this one?
Cleaver these Barn Swallows, can virtually build a nest in three days if they want to.

Pleased with this Barn Swallow nest as it is low to floor and shows how trusting these birds have become. Had a Barn Swallow pair years ago and I used to shut down the power supply for the barn with a big switch right by a nest. They never took any notice of me each night closing door and knocking the switch off. Waited for me to open the door again every morning, before I thought of making a hatch cutout in the old door. Still used to this day.

Showing how dark it is in the barn. Sometimes difficult to obtain clear pictures of swallows inside.

View of the Barn Swallows Back Garden
view at night of the rear of cottage.