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After observing for a period of time, the house swallow will nest under the eaves of the farmhouse. Swallows also nest in tree cavities or crevices, burrow in sandy banks, or stick mud on walls or protrusions in corridors, roofs, eaves, etc. in urban and rural areas.
The choice of nesting site is closely related to the lifestyle of each bird and the location of feeding. For example, among forest birds, some nest in the canopy of trees, some in shrubs or ground grass, and some nest in stone crevices or tree hollows. Regardless of the nesting of birds, the basic conditions are abundant food, sufficient light, and good shelter conditions.
Swallow explains: Swallow mainly feeds on mosquitoes, flies and other insects, and is a well-known beneficial bird, and the masses have the habit of protecting swallows for generations.
Swallows are beneficial birds for humans. When the autumn wind is bleak and the leaves are gone, the swallows fly south in flocks, and the next spring, when the flowers bloom and the willow branches sprout, they fly back to where they lived.
Swallows generally breed in 4 July. House swallows nest under the eaves of a farmhouse. The nest is made by gluing mud and grass stalks with saliva, and is covered with fine weeds, feathers, rags, etc., and some Artemisia annua leaves.
The nest is dish-shaped. 2 litters are bred each year, mostly from May to early June and mid-June to early July. Each clutch lays 4 6 eggs.
The second litter is less and less at 2 5 pieces. Milky white eggs. Male and female co-incubate eggs.
14 15 days old birds out of the shell, the parent birds are fed together. The chicks fly out for about 20 days, and after feeding for another 5 to 6 days, they can feed themselves. The food is all insects.
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After a day or two of observation, the swallow will choose to build a nest.
Swallows' nests are usually made under the eaves of people's houses, which has several advantages, the first is to avoid snakes and rats to the greatest extent, and create a comfortable and safe environment for the little swallows; Where humans live, there are more mosquitoes and more abundant food**; Walls and eaves reduce the workload and are stronger.
The material of the swallow's nest is relatively simple, that is, the soil, the swallow's saliva, and the grass roots are mixed together. Fly to the riverside and waterhole, peck the wet mud, integrate it into a pill and then pull it back, mix it with straw and residual feathers, and build a nest under the beams or eaves.
When nesting, the swallow lays mud inside the nest and squeezes the mud ball from the inside out, so although the outside of the nest is uneven, the inside of the nest is relatively flat. The nest is covered with light feathers, soft hairs, and fine detribs, and it becomes a very comfortable home.
The meaning of swallow nesting:
1. Symbolize auspiciousness.
For farmers, the arrival of the swallow means the arrival of spring, which itself belongs to a kind of lucky bird. On behalf of the performance of happy events in the family, it also has a beautiful meaning that symbolizes the kindness and simplicity of the family.
2. It represents peace.
Swallows tend to choose nesting locations in beautiful and calm places, so if swallows nest on the wall of a certain house, it means that the location of the family is very safe, and the family will travel safely.
3. Represent good and evil.
If the swallow nests in a certain household, it means that the family has a particularly kind character, has not done any evil or bad things, and will definitely be more prosperous in the coming year.
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Swallows need to see if they are welcome to build a nest in your house, and then they will see the nest in about 2 weeks.
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People who eat bird's nest are all bad people!
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If bai is an experienced swallow, then suitable for the location of du, there is clay suitable for zhi nesting nearby, dao
In sunny weather, the last two days to answer can be built, but a link is not suitable, it will be slower, if all aspects are relatively poor, then the nesting time will be greatly extended, once saw a pair of swallows, stubbornly want to build a nest in the upper corner of the window of plastic steel and tile structure, two swallows used 17 and a half days, there is no piece of mud successfully glued to the tile and glass, and then I used glass glue to help them make the base of the nest, they only completed the nest after 4 days.
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1-3 years. Experienced swallows, in a suitable place, there is clay suitable for nesting nearby, in clear weather, it can be built in two days at the earliest, but a certain link is not suitable, it will be slower, if all aspects are worse than the fierce rise, then the nesting time will be greatly extended.
I once saw a pair of swallows, stubbornly trying to build a nest in the upper corner of the window of the plastic steel and tile structure, the two swallows took 17 and a half days, and there was no old piece of mud that successfully stuck to the tile and glass, and then the glass glue helped them make the base of the nest, and they completed the nest after 4 days.
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Summary. Swallows can generally complete the nest in ten days. First, the first thing should be the location of the swallow's nest is usually made under the eaves of a people's house, which has several advantages:
1. It can avoid the attack of snakes and rats to the greatest extent, and create a comfortable and safe environment for the little swallow 2. In the place where humans live, there are more mosquitoes and more abundant food 3. Walls and eaves can reduce the workload and are relatively strong. Second, the construction After the site selection is the construction work, the swallow nest material is relatively simple, that is, the soil, swallow's saliva, grass roots, etc. are mixed together. They fly to rivers and waterholes, peck at the wet mud, form pellets, and then latch back, and then mix straw and residual feathers to build nests under the beams or eaves.
When nesting, the swallow lays mud inside the nest and squeezes the mud ball from the inside out, so although the outside of the nest is uneven, the inside of the nest is relatively flat. The nest is then covered with light feathers, soft hairs, and fine debris.
Swallows can generally complete the nest in ten days. First, the first thing should be the location of the swallow's nest is usually made under the eaves of the house, which has several advantages: 1. It can avoid the attack of snakes and mice to the greatest extent, and create a comfortable and safe environment for the little swallow 2. In the place where humans live, there are more mosquitoes and more abundant food 3. Walls and eaves can reduce the workload and are relatively strong.
Second, the construction After the site selection is the construction work, the swallow nest material is relatively simple, that is, the soil, swallow's saliva, grass roots, etc. are mixed together. They fly to rivers and waterholes, peck at the wet mud, form pellets, and then latch back, and then mix straw and residual feathers to build nests under the beams or eaves. When nesting, the swallow lays mud inside the nest and squeezes the mud ball from the inside out, so although the outside of the nest is uneven, the inside of the nest is relatively flat.
The nest is then covered with light feathers, soft hairs, and fine debris.
You can't do it for you, and that might cause it to abandon its nest.
The main reason why the swallow lives in one place for about a year or two is that the nest built by the swallow does not want to be occupied by others, and if the nest is occupied by other birds, it will feel unsafe and will look for another place and build a home.
Empty houses and old houses are empty without swallows to build nests. There are many reasons for this, but the main one is the lack of "popularity". In addition, in generally inhabited places, there will be some scattered grains, etc., which is also convenient for small swallows to forage.
When I was a child, adults told children that "swallows are good friends and neighbors of human beings, and they eat pests, so don't hurt swallows, otherwise they will hurt nature and reason", which is based on this traditional thinking, swallows and humans have long-term friendly coexistence, and swallows will build nests under human roofs and houses, and are not afraid of people. Humans, on the other hand, believe that the nest of the swallow in the house indicates that your home is a blessed place, and they are happy to accept that they fly around the house for thousands of years. >>>More
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Because the swallows that build their nests in places where there are people are basically house swallows, they are relatively safe. The main reason is that the swallow's nest in the wild is generally on the rock wall, which is naturally difficult for people to see, and it is too high.