This was from our walk yesterday at Waite Ranch. I spent probably 15 minutes watching this little tree swallow try to get the feather into the nest box hole. She did finally succeed!
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@jyokota these nesting boxes are right next to a river where there are lots of bugs. We used to have barn swallows nesting in the rafters in the garage until bats moved into the bat houses usurping the bugs...no more nesting swallows
@jyokota yup...for swallows and purple martins at least. We’ve tried bird houses for screech owls and bluebirds here and never had a taker despite them being around here
@jgpittenger -- since I figure I'm at home and only in my backyard until there's a vaccine I'm trying to set up my backyard for photo opps beyond Oliver, my most willing and available photo subject. Any tips appreciated. I've put up seven bird feeders with ZERO birds so far.
So if I put out a box in the backyard, then birds make nests in them??