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How to build a nest

5/14/2014

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Tree swallow nest is still a work in progress...here's the female (possibly) tree swallow gathering dry grasses for the nest.

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Here's the supervisor for the project, the other tree swallow mate, keeping up a helpful chatter for the one on the ground.

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Tree swallow in flight to nest box with dry grass
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Here's the hard worker leaving to go for another trip to bring nest material back.

You can see more grasses are sticking out of the box as the nest begins to take shape inside.

They build up a pile of dry grass or straw, and then line the top with soft feathers for the eggs to lie in.

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The box on the bottom as been the busiest, but today I noticed some activity also in the top box!

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At the bluebird nest, the male brings a big bug to the female, who is already inside.

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Male bluebird leaves nest, probably with baby bird droppings, doing a little nest housekeeping.

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Acorn woodpecker on top of the property's favorite utility pole
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Hot day here, another heat wave. Purple finch female nibbles on wild grasses in afternoon heat.
1 Comment
andrea
5/17/2014 12:06:29 pm

Love all of the bluebird pictures and the nest building with the swallows...I think this has the makings of a full length feature!

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