Guess who made a home on my front steps...

[ChrisK]

How lovely! Thanks for sharing! :nod:

 

[amanda1472]

there's four!

 

[ChrisK]

Wow! That is sooo sweet!

 

[GrayLightNewDay]

That's so awesome that she came back to use the nest she built. And it was also nice of you to leave it there!

 

[SarahA]

Swallows are majestic little birds they have obviously found a safe haven with you. Thank you for sharing.

 

[amanda1472]

Thanks everyone, we are probably gonna take another pic today or tomorrow to document their growth. Im glad they came back this year

 

[EDK]

That is just awsome!!!

I'm reading in some parts like in TX for one of the Facebook company headquarters building, there is a family of desert fox that made their home on the property, rather then shoo them off they allowed the family to rear their kits and they still patrol the company grounds today! They kinda designated them as Facebook mascots in that area and posted a Facebook page specifically for the employees to take pictures of their wild furry friends and post them. It's really cool.

It's cool when people let the wild animals do their thing, cooperating so that they can have babies like this! This isn't damaging to the property, and you have your own spectacale of wild life performing right before your eyes! How awsome is that!!!??

 

[Vladina]

Oh my gosh, she had her babies! How wonderful that she has a safe home for her family with you! I hope all goes well with her little ones! Beautiful photos.... :cloud9:

 

[amanda1472]

Thank you guys. Im so exited to see them growing well, i really do hope i get to watch the babies take their first few flying lessons XD

 

[Vladina]

That would be so amazing if you got to see the babies taking their first few baby steps with their flying lessons. Wow, I would love to see that too! :heart:

 

[Aida]

Awwwwwwwwww!!!!!
Our barns are FULL of those, diving all over the place and feeding their babies!

Last year one fell out and we fed/rescued it at home.

 

[temblabamomo]

They grow so quickly!

 

[amanda1472]

They are so big! they barely fit in their nest anymore, when momma comes to feed them you can see all four heads pop up over the nest XD we will see if we can get a few pics and even a video today.

 

[amanda1472]

They are growing up so fast! and i was wrong, there is five, i guess they where so small before it was hard to see all of them.

 

[SQ]

:heart:

 

[Vladina]

Wow, I can't believe how fast they grew!! Just amazing photos! :thumbup:

 

[Joanne]

Wow, five babies! That seems like a lot for one momma.
It is so neat that the inside of their mouth is so brightly coloured. Guess you can't miss that target when bringing supper back for the family.

 

[mamarat]

So cute.

 

[SarahA]

Aww their fuzzy head feathers so cute! Amazing photos Amanda thank you for sharing.
You may have to keep your doors and windows closed when they start flying, there were many of times at my old house when youngsters would fly in through an open door, its a nightmare trying to catch them to put them out!

 

[Vladina]

Oh I never thought of that! I guess keeping the windows closed would be a good idea...I would hate to have to catch a scared little baby bird flying around inside. It would probably scare the poor things so bad.

Joanne, I agree, I thought their mouths looked so big and bright...makes me think it is supposed to be that way as a natural evolutionary thing...great big mouths, brightly colored, to ensure an easy target for Mama bird to deposit food! :thumbup: