We once has some swallows build a nest under the front porch overhang,
right over he front door. I let them do it becasue I thought it would
be a great science and nature project for my kids to watch. They
nested and had two sets of three chicks.

I hadn't counted on the massive amounts of bird****. I couldn't bring
myself to destroy hte nest until the chicks left.

They next spring, they all tried to come back. And the spring after
that, and the spring after that.... It's been 10-12 years and every
now and then, I STILL get one trying to come back.

-Zz


On Fri, 21 Apr 2006 11:25:31 GMT, "Hambone Slim"
wrote:



"charlie b" wrote...

So mornings may be spent with doves. In the afternoon I have
two or three humming birds stop in for a visit.


Sounds like good company!

My shop has a big old brick chimney - more of a smokestack, really. Every
spring the chimney swallows return to my chimney. You can see them outside
all day flitting around all over town. On occasion, one will fly in the
door, and it's mate will sit outside my window awaiting it's return. In the
evening all the swallows all around town begin to fly in a big loose
counter-clockwise circle, which becomes tighter and tighter as more and more
of the birds join in. Then, they start diving into the chimney, all the
while the rest of the birds are circling in a tighter and tighter circle.
Often, one will start to go into the chimney, then back off and wait for
another shot. By last light, they've all made it back into the chimney.
Tell you one thing, mosquitos are never a problem around here.