Swallows

The swallows have found our house to be perfect habitat and have been building nests like crazy. Last year we only had one nest on each end of the house, but this year there are several dozen. One day I counted 50 birds on the south side alone. Mike has been knocking the nests down with a strong spray of water from the hose, but they keep rebuilding. They make a huge mess, pooping and dropping mud on the deck and on the freezers. We really need to build some kind of fake eaves for them to nest on out in the yard. They are pretty birds, and they make cheerful noises and eat lots of bugs.