January 10, 2012

A Lesser Striped Swallow nest (with Wasp Security Patrol...)
This is the nest at school that I referred to in yesterday's post.
Unfortunately the chicks move away from the opening whenever I get too close.
I had to zoom to my little camera's max, so this is not a very good photo.
(My blog is not a brag-spot anyway - it is merely a daily journal of interesting things that I come across)
Of the three chicks that I spotted yesterday. this has to be the bold one!
The different colours of the mud tell a quite a story - one also can't help but wonder how many flights the parents had to do while carrying balls of mud in their tiny little beaks to build this nest.
The Paper Wasp nest next to the Swallow nest seems like perfect protection against intruders.
The Swallow parents come and go and the Wasps are not threatened.
Evidence of previous nests can be clearly seen.
After the breeding season the nests get broken down, just to be re-built the following year. 
Can you spot the spider?