I photographed these Cliff Swallows this past Saturday gathering mud for a nest. (Under the Garrison Avenue bridge in Fort Smith, Arkansas.) Cliff Swallow photos from last June: New Home Construction (Cliff Swallow) Welcome To My New Home! (Cliff Swallow)
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I took these photos this past Sunday under the Garrison Ave. Bridge located at Fort Smith, Arkansas. The Cliff Swallows had arrived about a week ago and started building. The first set of photos show the swallows gathering mud: New Home Construction (Cliff Swallow)
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Cliff Swallows breed in large colonies. They build conical mud nests and lay 3-6 eggs. The natural nest sites are on cliffs, preferably beneath overhangs, but man-made structures are now the principal locations for breeding. Female Cliff Swallows are known to lay eggs in and move previously laid eggs into the nests of other birds [...]
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