swallows

I was in the garden this morning, planting some peas and things, when the wife noticed a couple of swallows and shortly after lots of them, they were not here yesterday [very sunny] but how lovely to see them again.

 

I thought I saw one, but I was not definately sure. I had cut a lot of hair off the dog and I thought I saw a swallow picking it up, I suppose for nesting.

 

glad to hear that they are in wales - should be a matter of days before they reach us here in Liverpool... i don't get so many swallows over my garden but I can't wait to hear those screeching swifts...

 

There's plenty of swallows and house martins around here some probably refuelling for the next leg. No swifts yet but just heard lots of babbling reed warblers in the reserve on a walk in to town this afternoon.

 

One solitary swallow on Friday morning.

 

Not seen any down here yet, swallows, swifts or house martins, I think they must bypass here.
Probably too bloody cold, no insects much to speak of.

[ 30. April 2006, 09:44 PM: Message edited by: pete2255 ]

 

It doesn't make a summer though :(

 

Not one here....think they have gone back to warmer climes! :(

 

Can I hi-jack this thread to report what we saw yesterday while driving on a very busy dual carriageway.

A car in front of us suddenly swerved out and we said 'silly ****' but as we drove past we realised there was a duck walking along the edge of the road with a line of about eight very small ducklings walking behind her and seeming quite unconcerned about all the vehicles racing past them. They were at least a mile from any water. Hope they arrived at their destination safely.

 

awwww cute!
My hubby tells me that near to where his parents live in Denmark there is an old church where ducklings nest and hatch their young every spring in the spire! They have to hop down about 12 metres to get anywhere near water! It's alright for the parent ducks, they fly up there, but the little ducklings are all fluff and ball-shape and have to get down first to learn how to swim! Talk about a test for life! :D

 

Quite a few ducks naturally nest in trees some way up so the ducklings have to jump or fall out of the tree to water, but a church! call it" a leap of faith" :D :D

 

this little duckling somehow got into my litter of puppies two year ago and scared them all silly.

eat your heart out you can go goo goo over puupy or duck!

 

Nice photo Waco, Some are quite tame and I think with urban sprawl there is less wild habitat for them. So gardens are part of the countryside and often quieter. When I was younger [I added the er] ducks only nested by rivers and lakes in reeds, bushes and so on. We have one in the garden occaisonally.

 

First swifts seen this evening circling the reed beds at the reserve, just arrived and fuelling up on insects