This is a tree swallow making his abode this season in a blue bird box on the Heritage Oak Winery property in Lodi, CA. I love to watch swallows fly - their shape when their wings are extended in flight reminds me of a boomerang!
It's Clutch Time!
Thank goodness for the human
who put up this nest box
We found it ready to move in!
It's really nice and cozy and
we've already put in the nest
and laid our eggs
The missus is out enjoying some
"me" time, and I'm at home
keeping the eggs warm
We're the next to the last box
on the block, before you turn
to go to the river
Great place to raise kids
very diverse neighborhood
Blue birds and house sparrows mostly
on our row, although an acorn woodpecker
moved in to the last box nearest the trees
and laid her eggs without even putting in
a nest! Imagine that!
We'll have to wary of the newest neighbor
even though she's a few blocks over in the
big trees - she's a Great Horned Owl of the
Western Taiga variety!
As long as the kidlets come home by dark
they'll be okay...
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