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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Chickadeedeedee" data-source="post: 1539619" data-attributes="member: 31336">Barn Swallows are doing well. They are getting better at catching flying insects. And so are we. :-OHad a little scare the other day when a Cooper's Hawk was spotted in the Willow Tree watching our lessons. The Swallows were the ones who saw the Hawk and they immediately flew to my shoulder! Lesson was cut short and we went inside. Good to know the Swallows have a sharp eye and recognize potential danger. I can't imagine what the Hawk was thinking of while he watched me with *my* youngsters. We've been catching little gnats, moths and other small insects and releasing them with the Swallows inside.  :'D:'D:'D  Only here would that be an acceptable practice!  LOL! We've been looking for aphids, which is supposed to be a big part of their diet, but .... where's a SINGLE aphid when you need one?!?!?  We hope the Swallows will be able to be on their own soon. We've arranged to release them at the horse barn where they were found when the time comes.Oh my. I have gone on a bit! Anyone still awake?</blockquote>