The film explores the diverse ways in which various bird species raise their young, highlighting the differences between ...

The barn swallow is truly one of nature's most efficient mosquito hunters, and it's a bird that can be found in all 50 states ...

Barn swallows — with their young tucked in a pair of nests built in the low-ceiling between two rows of stanchioned cows — were my often-disagreeable companions at milking time.

Cliff Swallows have made their home in nests of mud along the store fronts at Eldersburg Crossing Shopping Center. Barn Swallows in their nests of mud under the awning of Michael's at Eldersburg ...

A bunch of cliff swallow birds were making a nuisance of themselves at the Eldersburg Crossing Shopping Center, where they built nests on exterior walls. Their loud chirping and messy, muddy nests ...

Fortunately, widespread conservation efforts focused on providing barn owl nest boxes have since helped to move the species’ conservation status from Amber (concern) to Green (stable) in 2015.

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They appear a bit chunkier than barn swallows and do not have the long-forked tails, either. They too migrate considerable distances to much of the same areas as their barn swallow cousins. I have ...

A swallow feeds its birdlings on a sandy cliff along the Yongding River in Beijing. GAO SONGMAO/FOR CHINA DAILY In a serene alcove along Beijing's Yongding River, the construction of a water diversion ...

This enabled over 200 nesting boxes – particularly for barn owls but also for little owls and kestrels – to be installed on multiple farms. The project took shape after Anna had become concerned over ...

Swallows Nesting. Photo by Vijayalakshmi Nidugondi, via Unsplash Heatwaves can also lead to alterations in the availability and condition of suitable nesting habitats. Prolonged heat can trigger ...

Many places on the shoreline of Lake Erie, including Presque Isle, offer appropriate substrate where the swallows can dig into the bank without the cavity collapsing. In these tunnels, which can be 2 ...