Swallows usually return from the island to the farm near the farmland (insects) to breed from April to July. Domestic swallows nest under the eaves of farmhouses. Most of these nests are made of saliva-bonded soil and grass stalks, covered with soft weeds, feathers, rags and so on. And some Artemisia annua leaves. The bird's nest is dish-shaped.
Breeding 2 nests every year, mostly from May to early June and from mid-June to early July. Each nest lays 4 ~ 6 eggs. The second nest is less, 2 ~ 5 pieces. Eggs are milky white. Males and females hatch eggs together. 14- 15 days, chicks hatch and parents eat together. The chicks fly out in about 20 days, and then feed them for 5 ~ 6 days, so they can feed themselves. The food is full of insects.
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Swallow is a general term for 74 species of passeriformes. Small size, narrow wing tip, short beak and concave tail, weak feet and few feathers. Feathers are monochromatic, blue or green, with metallic luster; Most kinds of men and women are very similar.
Swallows spend a lot of time catching pests in the air. It is one of the most flexible birds, mainly feeding on insects such as mosquitoes and flies, and is a well-known beneficial bird. Nest in tree holes or cracks, or make holes in sand dikes, or stick mud on walls or protrusions of corridors, roofs, eaves, etc. In urban and rural areas. 3 pounds per work? Seven eggs.
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