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    Violet-green Swallow nest being attacked

    ok, cool. I screwed together two 1 inch boards, cut a hole out, then tied it to the front of the house. I figured tying it would be less stressful to the baby. took the parent about 5 min of flying around inspecting it before she landed and fed successfully. I'm hoping its enough to protect it...
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    Violet-green Swallow nest being attacked

    Hi all, we had the pleasure of having a few swallows in our neighborhood nest in our bird house. They had three babies. The bad news is 2 have been killed by a scrub jay. I figure its because the hole is too large based on the little research I've done. My question is, am I able to attach a...
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    Swallow babies and the heat wave in Eugene/Springfield

    Here are a few (a bit grainy, but) cool shots I got. The first one was lucky to get both of them in the same frame. Can't really tell their color from the pictures, but definitely darkish green. I managed to hit record just as one of the parents came in for a landing...
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    Swallow babies and the heat wave in Eugene/Springfield

    You know I'm not sure. I was doing a little research and I think they are either Barn or Tree. The adults have green backs and heads with white chests. The eggs hatched a day or two before the 90's hit. =( we were thinking of the awning idea too, but haven't a clue how to rig one. we have a...
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    Swallow babies and the heat wave in Eugene/Springfield

    Hi all We had a medium sized bird nest sitting on our deck for a while trying to figure out where to hang it. Over our vacation we were surprised to come back to a few new residents. Totally unexpected because prior to the vacation, that area had a lot of human activity (plus our vacation was...
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