tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post492228895637595595..comments2024-03-28T05:55:49.858-04:00Comments on Travels With Birds: Our Second Barn Swallow (Hirondelle rustique) ColonyDavid M. Gascoigne,http://www.blogger.com/profile/17229638811027153569noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-5412101100490126892017-06-21T14:55:44.732-04:002017-06-21T14:55:44.732-04:00Beautiful as you watch the swallows as carefully a...Beautiful as you watch the swallows as carefully as possible. With mirror and lanpje and this is so beautiful to see. Pretty we can follow them.<br />The horses are also beautifully photographed. And yes hahahah ... also here with us the horses eat the wooden fence on hahahahahaha ..... Nice pictures also of the barn, the horses and the fence.<br /><br />Sincerely, HelmaHelmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01669041021568049241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-32729088526986690512017-06-12T16:59:51.302-04:002017-06-12T16:59:51.302-04:00Hola David, preciosas fotos y gran idea la observa...Hola David, preciosas fotos y gran idea la observación del nido de Golondrinas. Saludos.La Biosfera de Lolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12233418761907152712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-26454114673613231772017-06-11T05:33:36.612-04:002017-06-11T05:33:36.612-04:00Hello, I love the big old barn. The horses and dog...Hello, I love the big old barn. The horses and dogs are beautiful. I love the barn swallows. I am so glad to see they are doing well in this barn. It is great they all live in harmony. Wonderful post and photos. Happy Sunday, enjoy your day and new week ahead!eileeninmdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00070309645796725309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-72233079390158922732017-06-10T12:12:17.690-04:002017-06-10T12:12:17.690-04:00What an amazing old barn, and its good that it is ...What an amazing old barn, and its good that it is home for so many Swallows, hopefully for many generations to come.<br /> All the best Gordon.Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08597183740897488160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-31688788144906021632017-06-10T12:02:04.431-04:002017-06-10T12:02:04.431-04:00That farm and buildings look so much like a past S...That farm and buildings look so much like a past Swallow project of my own. After a number of years the owner suddenly took exception the Swallows' huge amount of excrement, one particular lot falling upon recently purchsed shelving. He ended up blocking every possible entarnce point for the swallows and knocking down all the old nests. It was rather sad for the swallow sbut sadder still to see the mean spirited way the man behaved. <br /><br />Good luck with your project David. Hope it doesn't happen to you. Phil Sladehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01846400106748443969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-12260687062579762632017-06-10T04:04:53.209-04:002017-06-10T04:04:53.209-04:00Fantastic images David, I love the Barn Swallows. ...Fantastic images David, I love the Barn Swallows. Bob Bushellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07819577478571292055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-68746088720204142762017-06-09T22:43:20.674-04:002017-06-09T22:43:20.674-04:00Very interesting post. It´s nice to see a new swal...Very interesting post. It´s nice to see a new swallow nest in that old barn. Here nesting barn swallow is increasing each year but you find thm only below bridges or tunnelsHernán Tolosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08438533050915843307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-22329996653842543512017-06-09T20:44:11.533-04:002017-06-09T20:44:11.533-04:00That's a real "vintage" barn - great...That's a real "vintage" barn - great to see the Barn Swallows doing well.John Holmeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15419454306292739431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-73959728962346720592017-06-09T20:42:39.714-04:002017-06-09T20:42:39.714-04:00Hi Richard: There might be a little Mennonite infl...Hi Richard: There might be a little Mennonite influence on this farm, but minimal I suspect. The last blog is about a farm near Hamilton, way beyond Mennonite country.David M. Gascoigne,https://www.blogger.com/profile/17229638811027153569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-72602854529283904542017-06-09T14:43:29.121-04:002017-06-09T14:43:29.121-04:00Hi Both and another wonderful post, what a barn wi...Hi Both and another wonderful post, what a barn with all its nooks and crannies and great to see all the Swallows nests. I was surprised to see how small the egg was. Your Barn Owls doing well, four Owlets and growing rapidly. All the best, John Titus John Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02257227880929684276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-12865029852550871812017-06-09T06:09:39.543-04:002017-06-09T06:09:39.543-04:00Conversely, I have always noticed how much paler t...Conversely, I have always noticed how much paler they are in other parts of the world. In South Africa I initially thought it was a different species!David M. Gascoigne,https://www.blogger.com/profile/17229638811027153569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-59582731391808870712017-06-09T00:40:51.182-04:002017-06-09T00:40:51.182-04:00Your Barn Swallows are much redder than ours.........Your Barn Swallows are much redder than ours...........<br /><br />Nice to see them in a real barn too!Stuart Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10103599639814558640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-58453469280543239322017-06-08T22:27:28.866-04:002017-06-08T22:27:28.866-04:00Barns and birds, remember well when I lived on a f...Barns and birds, remember well when I lived on a farm (8 years just after being married, but not now) the birds in the barn.<br />The photos are lovely, and those horses - great.Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-41109293236090549352017-06-08T19:53:56.773-04:002017-06-08T19:53:56.773-04:00I like the way all is being monitored. Barn swall...I like the way all is being monitored. Barn swallows are still around here and they look quite content in that barn! Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10123691580195879542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-10397416289537737212017-06-08T11:08:56.832-04:002017-06-08T11:08:56.832-04:00I like Barn Swallows, fortunately they are still c...I like Barn Swallows, fortunately they are still common in our country. Very interesting post with great photos!Patrycja P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14812173568665706487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-23939466383140342462017-06-08T11:06:43.159-04:002017-06-08T11:06:43.159-04:00I read wonderful pieces like this one from you, Da...I read wonderful pieces like this one from you, David, and get the impression that yours is a totally different world to mine. Everything 'rural' over here seems to have been 'modernised' and stripped of all its character. I suspect that what you are showing us is witness to a Menenite influence?<br /><br />My love to you both - - RichardRichard Peglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05115206853645323899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-33792776113934978042017-06-08T10:51:32.268-04:002017-06-08T10:51:32.268-04:00What an amazing post David,loved the long mirror,g...What an amazing post David,loved the long mirror,great way to monitor nest counts,the Barn Swallows have it made for them,they have warmth, nest materials and insects,such as fly which follow the Horses to and throw.<br />John.JRandSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13578266188930995611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1519151644964316600.post-28717101685194841082017-06-08T07:53:39.526-04:002017-06-08T07:53:39.526-04:00This is so like friends of ours up North. They ha...This is so like friends of ours up North. They have a huge barn, part of which is stabling and part home to chicken and guinea fowl. Music is playing 24 hours, there is masses of activity going on in daylight hours, and the swallows are happy with it all. I see the swallows fly so close to the horses who are well bred and a bit nervy but they ignore the birds totally. Sadly they are a bit far from us to see very often.<br />Good that you can monitor these birds and see what is going on. Thanks for sharing some great photos, and of course as a horse lover I enjoyed those photos as well.<br />Have a good day DianeRhodesiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00159888599601532530noreply@blogger.com