Day 16 - Swallow Nests

The roof of the corrugated iron shed that appears in a couple of the earlier photos was covered in mud nests. There would have been a hundred or so. I assume they belonged to swallows but we never saw any birds.

Don't bother to comment - just telling a story.

We have now left the map at http://365project.org/terryliv/from-the-archiv/2015-01-07 showing our tour up to the start of Day 15.

See the background to this series of postings on the Kimberley at http://365project.org/terryliv/from-the-archiv/2015-01-08

[Pam Knowler]

Wow,these are works of art! They look like bottles. What a shame you didn't see the birds - it looks like quite a colony! Fav!

[Denise Wood]

This is amazing how they are stacked together all over the place :) Fav

[ShirleyB]

Awesome little constructions. Amazing the birds know or remember which nest is theirs

[Janiskay]

Maybe the birds have migrated or were all away from home having a meal. I don't know about swallows but most birds only use a nest after mating. Then they abandon the nests till breeding season comes around again. Awesome capture!

[Rach_who]

Interesting little structures. Great texture

[Babs]

Wow, they look super. Isn't nature wonderful.

[Rick Schies]

Wow, quite the colony

[Candace]

This is so cool...fav!

[Rachel]

These are fascinating.