Tree Swallow

Tree Swallow Chicks

On checking one of the Tree Swallow nests on my walk this afternoon,

… the chicks were finally poking their heads out to check the surroundings.

The adults were busy making regular food deliveries.

Great fun to watch and to photograph. Will have to try for some better shots before the chicks have fledged and left the nest.

Bonus bird of the day was this Savannah Sparrow when leaving and the rain was starting.

Savannah, Swallow & Chickadee

While it was a fairly quiet afternoon on my walk there were still a couple of thing going on. One particular tree had a couple of Savannah Sparrows coming and going.

Busy foraging amongst the branches with this one catching a small insect of some sort,

… and then it is down the hatch.

Followed by a nice contented pose afterwards.

Still no young visible yet outside the Tree Swallow nest. While watching them,

… a Black-capped Chickadee was also making regular food deliveries to its nest.

Time permitted for a short walk this afternoon so I headed to the North 40. A good chance to check for activity at the Swallow nests. After watching some of the previous nests,

… this male was roosting nearby a nest I had not tried photographing yet.

Here is the female leaving the nest,

… and the male arriving. While there was regular traffic to and from the nest, no little faces poking out of the cavity looking to be fed just yet.