Working Parents

This Tree Swallow pair is feeding their chicks that hatched last week. This is the pair in the backyard. We also have a pair doing the same in the front yard box. They are about three days different in hatch dates from this pair. I can actually hear the chicks vocalizing when their parents arrive with snacks! The box is about forth feet from my patio!

When I was watching them this afternoon the parents were arriving every few minutes to feed their hatchlings. They work hard all day long – without taking a break – soaring on the wing, just above the grassland, nabbing insects and hurrying home to their chicks. It’s love at its purest form.