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We had some a few years ago that made a nest right above where our garage door opens. They are so protective of the young. We tried to see them using a ladder to peek at the nest, and they did that dive bombing thing. It's so cool how they swoop around and close to you. they did not return the next year but this year they came back! (using a new nest area)
I am the common barn swallow. How popular am I.
Just like you, I can do a lot when I’m in the air.
I eat, drink, mate and even sleep while I fly!
My mate and I mate for life; we do things as a pair.
The males sing to us females and sometimes we sing back,
I chose my mate for his long tail; that’s the better catch.
A protective instinct our males surely do not lack.
My guy goes crazy if you get too close to eggs I hatch!
My husband finds the place for us to make our nest.
Not just in barns. On structures made by people we like too.
Please don’t perturb our nests. Old ones we like best,
for then a lot of time for building we don’t have to do.
I am sure a pretty bird. The upper part of me
is shiny blue; my belly’s orange,and forked is my tail.
Don’t touch our nests; I’ll dive bomb you. I love my life so free
careening, swooping, sweeping the sky as if on wind I sail.
Copyright © Andrea Dietrich | Year Posted 2023
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