Each year around this time we have barn swallows that nest in our barn. We do all we can to make their stay pleasant and successful, rearranging stall occupants for instance so they have more privacy.
Usually the birds are “flighty” until they get used to our comings and goings, eventually relaxing and accepting our occasional presence. But this year they are laid back and relaxed from the start.
Is this relaxed pair possibly the same pair that bred here last year? Their offspring? Birds that acclimated to humans wherever they overwintered?
