Media Summary: The babies have hatched. No feathers, eyes are closed. The nest is made, now it just needs to be filled. Building a nest and then "surprise honey, I'm home!!!!!"
Tree Swallow Diary 2011 Part 5 Eggs - Detailed Analysis & Overview
The babies have hatched. No feathers, eyes are closed. The nest is made, now it just needs to be filled. Building a nest and then "surprise honey, I'm home!!!!!" The babies have grown larger. The neighboring birds fledge. The parents attack like never before. The chicks now have feathers. Eyes are still closed but they know they are hungry! Look at that sad face looking up at the sky. She is tired of being dive bombed all day long!
The babies peek out checking the world out. They Fledged on 6/24/ They are about ready to fly. Once out of the nest, they do not return. In less than a week, they have grown huge and feathers as well.