Who knocked?

Right after this pic was taken, she went out and got a fluffy feather for the nest. She had to make several attempts to get the feather into the house but she finally made it.

Oh how great! I see them flying all over the place here.

I have a birdhouse that looks like yours.

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Here is one more

OK one more. lol

Really nice cran! Is that 1 birdhouse or 2 with openings on both ends and a wall in the middle?

Fabulous photos!!!

Thanks pelletory and Murmer
This bird house has 3 apartments.
One at each end and one in the center.

Very cool birdhouse (apartment)!

Adelbertcat, is your like that as well?

No. Mine is a single.

Hi guys,

Is that a tree swallow? I have swallows, too, but I've never ever seen one land. How high up are your birdhouses? I've always seen the swallows flying around, but they fly so high up that I can't tell what kind I have. Any pointers on identifying these fast flyers while they're in the sky? (Nice pix and houses, btw!)

~Kris

Ooops, I just found the answers to my questions in your other posts, adelbertcat! Tree Swallow and 12 ft high, lol. Guess I got a little too excited and posted too quickly. I would love to hear from anyone who has any ideas on how to ID swallows that never land, though. ;)

~Kris

Here's a page on Barn Swallows
http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Barn_Swallow.html

Here's Tree Swallows
http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Tree_Swallow.html

There are more, I'll find them soon.

Thanks pelletory! As luck would have it, I was just outside and one flew quite low - almost at eye level. It was still fast, but I did see a long forked tail, so I now know for sure that we have Barn Swallows! Woo-hoo! I've been trying for a few weeks to see their tails closely! I think we may have other swallows, too (I'm thinking we have Cliff and maybe Tree), but at least I know one for sure now! The links you gave helped, too, because the song of the Barn Swallow is familiar. The others weren't so much or at all. =D

~Kristy