[NatureNS] Barn swallows

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If anyone wants to see four photos of a Barn Swallow flying over solid snow
on May 3rd in Makkovik, Labrador, have a look at this eBird report. I think
it's quite amazing. (Just click on first photo to view them full-sized.)
Rick W.

https://ebird.org/checklist/S68356951


On Wed, 6 May 2020 at 18:35, Richard Stern <sternrichard@gmail.com> wrote:

> I saw 5 this morning in the air near Hennegar's farm market in Greenwich.
>
> On Wed, May 6, 2020 at 6:26 PM David Webster <dwebster@glinx.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi Andy & All,
>>
>>      Nest building/repair was always a fun time on the farm unless you
>> were a cat/dog. As in using horse hair in plaster to confer strength,
>> the Swallows would use Dog or Cat hair. Swoop down from behind, grab a
>> beak load of hair on the back while entering climb mode. And be gone
>> before the pet could object.
>>
>> Yt, DW, Kentville
>>
>> On 5/6/2020 12:13 PM, Andy Moir wrote:
>> > Barn swallows returned today to our property here in Freeport, Digby
>> > County.  They've been flying in an out of the workshop checking out
>> > the nests from previous years.  Glad to see them back.
>> > Andy
>> >
>> >
>>
>
>
> --
> #################
> Richard Stern,
> Port Williams, NS, Canada
> sternrichard@gmail.com
> ###################
>

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr">If anyone wants to see four photos of a B=
arn Swallow flying over solid snow on May 3rd in Makkovik, Labrador, have a=
 look at this eBird report. I think it&#39;s quite amazing. (Just click on =
first photo to view them full-sized.)<div>Rick W.</div><div><br></div><div>=
<a href=3D"https://ebird.org/checklist/S68356951">https://ebird.org/checkli=
st/S68356951</a><br></div><div><br></div></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmai=
l_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Wed, 6 May 2020 at 18:35,=
 Richard Stern &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:sternrichard@gmail.com">sternrichard@g=
mail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D=
"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;bor=
der-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div cla=
ss=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small">I saw 5 this morning in the =
air near Hennegar&#39;s=C2=A0farm market in Greenwich.</div></div><br><div =
class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Wed, May 6, =
2020 at 6:26 PM David Webster &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:dwebster@glinx.com" tar=
get=3D"_blank">dwebster@glinx.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=
=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;bo=
rder-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">=
Hi Andy &amp; All,<br>
<br>
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Nest building/repair was always a fun time on the =
farm unless you <br>
were a cat/dog. As in using horse hair in plaster to confer strength, <br>
the Swallows would use Dog or Cat hair. Swoop down from behind, grab a <br>
beak load of hair on the back while entering climb mode. And be gone <br>
before the pet could object.<br>
<br>
Yt, DW, Kentville<br>
<br>
On 5/6/2020 12:13 PM, Andy Moir wrote:<br>
&gt; Barn swallows returned today to our property here in Freeport, Digby <=
br>
&gt; County.=C2=A0 They&#39;ve been flying in an out of the workshop checki=
ng out <br>
&gt; the nests from previous years.=C2=A0 Glad to see them back.<br>
&gt; Andy<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt;<br>
</blockquote></div><br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir=3D"ltr"=
><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>#################<br>Richard Stern, <br>Port William=
s, NS, Canada<br><a href=3D"mailto:sternrichard@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank=
">sternrichard@gmail.com</a><br>###################</div></div></div>
</blockquote></div>

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