Ah, the swallow. If it weren't for them, there would be a lot more insects in this world (and since I don't really like insects, I'm glad that swallows exist). Australia has several kinds of swallow and martin, but by far the commonest of them all is the
Welcome swallow. This brilliant bird is hard to dislike (unless, of course, you're an insect). Just today, I saw a nest of them at Anglesea. Here are some photos I took of the nest.
The nest was under the right corner of the sign saying JUMS
There were four nestlings in the nest, but you can only see three in this picture
The nest is made up of mud, sticks, leaves and similar, all glued together
The parent bird flew in regularly to bring little bits of food to the nestlings
The parent rests while its partner hunts for something to give to the nestlings
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