Barn swallows.

The barn swallows have been putting these mud nests on the side of this building since I was a kid. I'm not sure what's so good about this building, but I can count on it to have some nests to photograph.

Thanks everyone for looking at my pictures and all the very kind words.

[Anne ❀]

Fabulous shot, Margaret! I've never seen nests like this before! Kind of looks like an owl! lol

[Glendq]

two faces in a face it looks like... what a good puzzle photo

[Diana Horn]

I also thought the nests resembled the eyes of a face. This is such an interesting pic.

[Angie Vega ☮♥ シ]

this is a fantastic find and shot...

[IreneK]

I love this photo. We had these nests around my childhood home too.

[Elyse Klemchuk]

I've never seen nests like this either. This is so neat!

[Lilith Cherry]

I love them!

[Krista]

Neat shot!

[Agnes Zonnestraaltje]

love this photo, really good

[Terry Beigie]

AWESOME shot! I've never seen anything like that before. Gorgeous how they're both looking out!

[K J Buehl]

Wonderful Capture! Wow, you can see there little faces, that's new for me. I too see a face in the shot. Cool!

[Theresa]

Amazing capture! Well done!

[Kerry Bergman]

Peek a boo! Love it!

[Charlene Barker]

Terrific capture!

[Yoella Offir]

What an interesting construction of the nest. Great photo of it.

[Courtney]

This is so interesting! Very cool shot!

[seasnappi]

next-door neighbors :)

[Amy Brown]

This is just the sweetest thing - waiting for someone to brign home the "bacon"!

[Kd Wallis]

VERY KEWL shot margaret!!! the one on the right kind of reminds me of an owl! haha. awesome capture!

[she devil]

cute i got baby coal tits blue tits wood pigeons and baby robins its a full garen and very busy im filling bird table 2 times aday

[Geertje K.]

I love how they both look from their nests to the outside world! What a cute picture! Amazing capture!

[Kerri]

Very cute shot

[Beverly Moolman]

Oh this is so sweet!

[Brian Buccigrossi]

Fantastic,never seen anything like this!

[Margaret Tryon]

@shenay Oh how lucky you are Shenay. You get some amazing shots of birds and squirrels. Your yard must be just perfect for them.

[Margaret Tryon]

@buccigrossi Brian, there were about 10 nests all under the eaves of a building. The mud puddle they gather the mud from is not far from the building. As I watch them, they dive bomb me. There aren't any babies yet, just the adults....I think. Their faces get dirty as they build. It's really quite amazing to watch.

[robinwarner]

oh this is incredible...i have never seen a nest like that...i love it

[Judith Greenwood]

AWwwwwww - love those nests!

[Carolyn Sue]

what a great shot!

[she devil]

@maggie2 i try to make it as wild life friendly as poss one end but they do like the other end to lol i love animals the more i can get the better

[Pyrrhula]

Beautiful , great capture and wow

[bernadette mcelligott]

Wow and wow again, this is so cool.

[Susan]

I don't think I've ever seen a mud nest. Pretty incredible & thanks for sharing an interesting amazing photo.

[Abraham Lincoln]

They sure make a handsome couple of birds. Nice nests too.

[Haley Otto]

This is really cool!

[Barbara Warner]

Amazing photo. I thought it was two eyes at first!

[Kalexa]

I thought two eyes as well! Great shot!

[Sheila]

I'm with the others...the small preview looked like some freaky eyes. Ahhh....those barn swallows can be stinkers!! They like to try to build their mud nests on various places of our house and like to swoop at "you". Very neat photo though!

[Kass]

I love swallows! Cool nests! We used to have so many but they all disappeared from my area. :(

[Karen Sylvia]

The preview really does look like freaky eyes! LOL This is a great capture. :)

[Rick Schies]

At first I thought it was a set of eyes behind a mask, then I read your description

[cglist]

Very cool capture! I just love their nests!

[Kathryn Marshall]

Great shot! I love the perspective on the nests and the birds. This brings back fond memories of the barn swallows where I grew up.

[Denise]

So interesting.

[Caroline]

Wonderful shot!!! On the small icon I thought it was a pair of eyes - but they are birds. Adorable.

[carole albrecht]

Great shot - many generation have called this place home.

[Zoe Ferrie]

Very interesting nest, love the 2 birds peeking out!

[Shirley Chetwynd]

This is amazing ,that they built their nests along side each other is awesome

[Jade Davies]

wow love it! very interesting and cool how they make those!

[Robin]

Great shot, Margaret. Fav. for me.

[littlec]

love this - at first from the thumbnail I thought it was a tortoise head and eyes, then I read your label and opened the photo - awesome photo!!!

[Emer Hyland]

great shot i have nests like these in my shed.... have to bang the door before i go in or i get smacked in the head with a swallow

[Margaret Tryon]

@emer They were dive bombing me as I took these pictures.

[Melissa]

I've never seen these nests up close like this - how cool! Sorry to hear you got dive bombed though....

[Martie H]

Awww so beautiful. :) Love it!

[Tabbycat]

Amazing shot. What clever little critters! ..and they look adorably cute too!

[molizard]

very nice shot of these 2!

[Julie Ryan]

that's incredible that they can make those, I didn't know that. Very cool shot.

[Juliette Packham]

what a great capture - love it!

[David Hinsvark]

Very cool capture.

[Steve Helvey]

I love pictures of these birds...such great texture in their mud nest and great color of the birds themselves. Great shot.

[Bugik]

Wow, this is so cool! Mud nest... I didn't know that. Amazing nature, isn't it? Thanks for sharing, Margaret.

[Dave Schofield]

Such a cute shot. Posers.

[Netkonnexion]

Love this shot. Looked like owls eyes in the thumbnail. Great.

[Sarah D P]

Incredible capture!!!