Category Archives: Swallow Tales

Our baby barn swallows have left the nest. It’s always bittersweet for us. Of course we’re thrilled they had a successful nesting and shared it with us. We’re always so pleased to be chosen as hosts. But, we’re sad because … Continue reading →

It’s amazing to me how quickly our barn swallows change. Each day they look like they’ve grown a week’s worth!! We’ll be back in another day or two, with what I suspect will be the last entry. They’re almost ready … Continue reading →

The baby barn swallows are growing so fast we almost can’t keep up! They’re growing up right before our eyes! Stay tuned, we’ll be back with more photos in a day or two. Thanks for following along! Unless otherwise indicated, … Continue reading →

Happy birthday to our baby barn swallows, they’re two weeks old today! Believe it or not, they’ll be ready to leave the nest sometime next week. They’ve got a long way to go, but they grow quickly! We’ll be back … Continue reading →

The babies are growing like weeds! Enjoy these newest pictures, and we’ll be back in a few days with more! (We’re still thinking there are five babies!) Unless otherwise indicated, all photos are courtesy of my amazing husband, the late … Continue reading →

We guess five! I mentioned earlier in the week we’d be back when we’re able to take a guess at how many babies our barn swallows are feeding in their nest. We’re guessing five! They get more and more active … Continue reading →

The baby barn swallows are almost one week old and they’re starting to get active! (By the way, I took all these pictures. Our photographer can’t get a good angle on these little guys.) Won’t be long now we’ll be … Continue reading →

In case you missed our great news, the Barn Swallows hatched on Friday (June 8)! We aren’t able to photograph these babies as well as, say, our bluebirds or killdeer, because of the positioning of the nest. But we have … Continue reading →

Our Barn Swallows hatched yesterday (Friday, June 8)! Unlike our bluebirds, the swallow nest is located where we won’t be able to take any baby pictures until they start poking their heads over the wall of the nest. It won’t … Continue reading →

Our Barn Swallow eggs are due to hatch sometime between today (June 7) and Saturday (June 9). They’ve not hatched yet. We can tell they are still incubating. We did catch this picture of the Dad taking a turn yesterday. … Continue reading →