Whatcha lookin' at, Freak!?

jeffashman · Jul 25, 2021

They look pretty annoyed. Not sure why. Oh, yeah, it's almost 103F on the patio. I'd be pissed too, if I had to live out there.

BarnSwallows2021072501 by Jeff Ashman, on Flickr

Space Face · Jul 25, 2021

Just spotted K9 I think.

jeffashman · Jul 25, 2021

Space Face said:
Just spotted K9 I think.

IDK, these guys look like Goodfellas about to roll me...

K9Kirk · Jul 26, 2021

Ha! They do look grump. Nice shot.

jeffashman · Jul 26, 2021

Thanks!

Douglas Brown · Aug 4, 2021

103°F and just imagine the "wonderful" aromas lifting from that nest.

Jeff15 · Aug 5, 2021

These young birds always look angry..... :grumpy:

jeffashman · Aug 5, 2021

Douglas Brown said:
103°F and just imagine the "wonderful" aromas lifting from that nest.

I can only imagine.

Jeff15 said:
These young birds always look angry.....

Yes, they do. Maybe if they act tough, it'll scare the camera dude away...

nokk · Aug 5, 2021

they look pissed. must be teenagers.

terri · Aug 6, 2021

Those are barn swallows. They usually get crowded in these small nests when it's almost time to take off. I've no idea why moms build such tiny nests since the usual clutch is 5 eggs, sometimes lower.

And they're hungry, crowded, waiting on mom to fly in and feed them in this summer heat.

Yeah, they're annoyed, but from the looks of it they're healthy and growing and will be a distant memory in a week or so. Except for the poop, of course. :icon_mrgreen:

We've learned to put flat boxes under the nests for easy cleanup once they take off.

jeffashman · Aug 6, 2021

terri said:
Those are barn swallows. They usually get crowded in these small nests when it's almost time to take off. I've no idea why moms build such tiny nests since the usual clutch is 5 eggs, sometimes lower.

And they're hungry, crowded, waiting on mom to fly in and feed them in this summer heat.

Yeah, they're annoyed, but from the looks of it they're healthy and growing and will be a distant memory in a week or so. Except for the poop, of course.

We've learned to put flat boxes under the nests for easy cleanup once they take off.

Yep. It looks like the parents returned, and may lay a second clutch of eggs. They did that last year. I caught a blue-jay kidnapping one of the little ones. I keep a pooper scooper underneath, beccause I found they are impractical for scooping up doggy doo. Once the season is over, I empty the scooper into the compost bin and mix it in.