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Barn Swallows 2014

Every year, a pair of Barn Swallows nests above my work area in the barn. This will be a journal of their activity. Many of the photos are poor, but it is a very difficult area to photograph because of poor quality of light, and I do not want to disturb them with artificial light set ups. Bounce flash is all that is used.
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  • 5/07/2014.  Mama Swallow sitting beside her started nest.

    5/07/2014. Mama Swallow sitting beside her started nest.

  • 5/11/2014. I love this one!

    5/11/2014. I love this one!

  • Yup, there she goes.

    Yup, there she goes.

  • 6/11/2014.  Lot of mouth to feed.

    6/11/2014. Lot of mouth to feed.

  • 6/15/2014.  3 out of the 4 heads.

    6/15/2014. 3 out of the 4 heads.

  • 6/23/2014  Two of the babies on a fence post.

    6/23/2014 Two of the babies on a fence post.

  • 6/23/2014.  Not just my nest fledged today.  There were more than 4 babies at once out there!

    6/23/2014. Not just my nest fledged today. There were more than 4 babies at once out there!

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  • 5/11/2014.  Papa Swallow bringing some straw for the started nest

    5/11/2014. Papa Swallow bringing some straw for the started nest

  • And here's where it goes.

    And here's where it goes.

  • Papa's turn to feed.

    Papa's turn to feed.

  • 06/11/2014.  Papa doing his part with the feeding.

    06/11/2014. Papa doing his part with the feeding.

  • 6/18/2014.  OK, kids, enough horsing around.

    6/18/2014. OK, kids, enough horsing around.

  • 6/23/2014.  All look right!

    6/23/2014. All look right!

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  • Adding to the nest

    Adding to the nest

  • 5/19/2014.  Keeping Mama company on the long sit.

    5/19/2014. Keeping Mama company on the long sit.

  • 6/11/2014.  Now you can see the heads above the nest when they get fed.

    6/11/2014. Now you can see the heads above the nest when they get fed.

  • 06/11/2014. Mama feeding, Papa waiting.

    06/11/2014. Mama feeding, Papa waiting.

  • 6/15/2014.  Off for some more baby food.

    6/15/2014. Off for some more baby food.

  • 6/23/2014.  Another one on a different  fencepost

    6/23/2014. Another one on a different fencepost

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  • 5/11/2014.  Another piece of straw.

    5/11/2014. Another piece of straw.

  • 6/17/2014.  I think they just hatched here.  Too small to see anything, but Mama is off the nest more.

    6/17/2014. I think they just hatched here. Too small to see anything, but Mama is off the nest more.

  • 06/11/2014.  Not sure what his expression says,

    06/11/2014. Not sure what his expression says,

  • 6/18/2014.  The little guys are starting to look like Swallows!

    6/18/2014. The little guys are starting to look like Swallows!

  • 06/18/2014.  I just caught this one.  This is now a really fast process.  Feed and go!

    06/18/2014. I just caught this one. This is now a really fast process. Feed and go!

  • 6/23/2014.  Fourth one on a piece of fencing.

    6/23/2014. Fourth one on a piece of fencing.

  • 6/23/2014.  They look lost, don't they?  Not to worry, Mama & Papa were frantically flying around trying to keep track and feed them.

    6/23/2014. They look lost, don't they? Not to worry, Mama & Papa were frantically flying around trying to keep track and feed them.

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  • 5/11/2014.  And now some mud!

    5/11/2014. And now some mud!

  • 6/07/2014.  Going to feed some of the little guys.

    6/07/2014. Going to feed some of the little guys.

  • 6/112014.  Babies are visible above the top of the nest most of the time, now.

    6/112014. Babies are visible above the top of the nest most of the time, now.

  • Mama still looks over them,

    Mama still looks over them,

  • 6/232014.  Came out to the barn this morning to find this.  Grabbed a quick shot and ran back to the house for my Big Gun.

    6/232014. Came out to the barn this morning to find this. Grabbed a quick shot and ran back to the house for my Big Gun.

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  • 6/23/2014.  The End.  (Not really,  Mama is getting ready to start another brood)

    6/23/2014. The End. (Not really, Mama is getting ready to start another brood)

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