19th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Tree Swallow Feeding Baby
Tree Swallows are so protective of their young, that I seldom venture near their nest box, but I was mowing the yard and noticed that they were hanging out of the box getting ready to fledge. The parents were swooping over the mower catching the bugs I was stirring up and feeding the young.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 06.2021 |
| Date Uploaded: | 09.2021 |
| Photo Location: | Kempton, Indiana, United States of America |
| Camera: | NIKON D3300 |
| Copyright: | © Lynn Johnson |