Tree Swallow Waiting for Partner
We have a pair of tree swallows nesting in one of our birdhouses. We first noticed them when they were competing with bluebirds for a nest box. Bluebirds and tree swallows nest in cavities they find. They are unable to make their own. The bluebirds won the first box and the swallows moved into the second.
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If you have a bluebird nest box and get frustrated by swallows taking up residence just put up a second home. Bluebirds defend a larger area from other bluebirds but will live close to other species of birds. Tree Swallows are great to have around for insect control.
1 comment:
Very neat! We have barn swallows nesting in their mud-nests in our new barn, but I've not noticed tree swallows here.
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