2006-07-12 21:13:45 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
A swallow builds its nest inside farm buildings and on ledges in old chimneys. The nest is made of mud, straw and saliva, with feathers and wool to line the inside. It takes a pair of swallows up to several weeks to make the saucer-shaped nest in the rafters of a barn. Swallows starts arriving in Europe at the end of March, a little earlier than their close relatives, the house martins. They spend the winter in South Africa and usually return to the same district - and even the same nest - where they settled before. The female lays four or five eggs, white with reddish-brown speckles. She sits on them for about 15 days before they hatch out. Both parents then feed the nestlings with insects which they catch while flying. Swallows usually lay two sets of eggs.
They leave for their winter quarters in September, gathering in large flocks and often perching on telephone wires, before setting off. The young birds of the first brood leave before their parents and, by an inborn knowledge, know which way to go.
2006-07-12 21:20:23 · answer #1 · answered by Pyara_sweet_abhi 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
When a swallow starts mating he chooses a mate for life, then they will build a nest out of mud in a corner in a safe place away from humans if possible, they breed in South Africa in the summer months and then migrate come autumn, The swallow will return to the same nest year after year if the humans don't break the nest down, they will just add on to the nest or repair it.
2006-07-13 08:15:02 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A swallow likes to nest near the roof of a building in a protected area. There are many kinds of swallows. Some make nests of mud. The swallow has a distint shape in flight.
2006-07-13 04:18:39 · answer #3 · answered by kriend 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
On the farm I grew up on, they used to always nest in the corn crib off of a wood cieling beam. The would build a mud and grass nest on the side of beam. They were under a roof so their nest was covered. They are beautiful acrobats in the air and I love to watch them fly. They are probably one of the most fun to watch fly. They will swoop towards something and just an inch or two away from it they will turn on a dime. They always would eat a lot of bugs around the place. They may have hung around the corn crib also because of all the bugs that came out of the corn.
2006-07-13 07:45:23 · answer #4 · answered by devilishblueyes 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Swallows nest in locations with overhead shealter. This includes caves and cliffs, bridges, homes, barns, and other man-made shelters.
Often theirs nests are made of mud or grass.
2006-07-13 04:19:17 · answer #5 · answered by nofxcivic 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.4to40.com/qa/index.asp?counter=115&category=animal
2006-07-13 04:22:34 · answer #6 · answered by - Allison 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In a girl's mouth.
2006-07-13 04:17:04 · answer #7 · answered by Bright Eyes 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋