Comments on: A sneak peek at my resident barn swallows http://www.themarthablog.com/2008/06/a-sneak-peek-at-my-resident-barn-swallows.html It's a blog about Martha Stewart and her daily adventures. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:13:15 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 By: Donna Swinesburg http://www.themarthablog.com/2008/06/a-sneak-peek-at-my-resident-barn-swallows.html/comment-page-2#comment-40459 Donna Swinesburg Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:07:47 +0000 http://www.marthablogspot.com/2008/06/a-sneak-peek-at-my-resident-barn-swallows.html#comment-40459 Oh,sweet little barn swallow! Thanks for sharing. Oh,sweet little barn swallow! Thanks for sharing.

]]> By: Brenda King http://www.themarthablog.com/2008/06/a-sneak-peek-at-my-resident-barn-swallows.html/comment-page-2#comment-25856 Brenda King Mon, 08 Dec 2008 00:41:30 +0000 http://www.marthablogspot.com/2008/06/a-sneak-peek-at-my-resident-barn-swallows.html#comment-25856 Wonderful photos. It being Pearl Harbor day while I'm commenting, thinking how the planes scooped down and bombed us, the barn swallows remind me of that. I really wanted to let them build here on my front porch one time until that bombing me every time I came out the door. I told them, go to the barn in the back. Where I work they come, loads of them. It is a grocery chain and the back loading dock has the typical steel beams, roofed for an overhang for unloading. These barn swallows build every year inches from each other all along each beam and both sides of each beam ledge. Imagine that. I am glad I am not in receiving. Wonderful photos. It being Pearl Harbor day while I'm commenting, thinking how the planes scooped down and bombed us, the barn swallows remind me of that. I really wanted to let them build here on my front porch one time until that bombing me every time I came out the door. I told them, go to the barn in the back. Where I work they come, loads of them. It is a grocery chain and the back loading dock has the typical steel beams, roofed for an overhang for unloading. These barn swallows build every year inches from each other all along each beam and both sides of each beam ledge. Imagine that. I am glad I am not in receiving.

]]> By: Cathy from Meriden CT http://www.themarthablog.com/2008/06/a-sneak-peek-at-my-resident-barn-swallows.html/comment-page-2#comment-22108 Cathy from Meriden CT Sun, 28 Sep 2008 21:37:13 +0000 http://www.marthablogspot.com/2008/06/a-sneak-peek-at-my-resident-barn-swallows.html#comment-22108 Cute big mouth! I took picture of Robins every other day. I can't believe how fast they grew. It was so much fun to watch. I even video taped it too! When they hatched, they got no feathers and eyes closed. Then couple of days later, they got feathers already. They are not pretty at the time. The more feather they grew and more beautiful they are. My son who was 4 years old, showed off pictures of baby Robins at preschool. Cute big mouth!
I took picture of Robins every other day. I can't believe how fast they grew. It was so much fun to watch. I even video taped it too!
When they hatched, they got no feathers and eyes closed. Then couple of days later, they got feathers already. They are not pretty at the time. The more feather they grew and more beautiful they are.
My son who was 4 years old, showed off pictures of baby Robins at preschool.

]]> By: Dolores Roman http://www.themarthablog.com/2008/06/a-sneak-peek-at-my-resident-barn-swallows.html/comment-page-2#comment-15291 Dolores Roman Sat, 09 Aug 2008 00:36:32 +0000 http://www.marthablogspot.com/2008/06/a-sneak-peek-at-my-resident-barn-swallows.html#comment-15291 Martha, This would make me happy to see these barn swallows every day. I love it! :-) Dolores from New Mexico. Martha, This would make me happy to see these barn swallows every day. I love it! :-) Dolores from New Mexico.

]]> By: Joseph Brennan http://www.themarthablog.com/2008/06/a-sneak-peek-at-my-resident-barn-swallows.html/comment-page-2#comment-15290 Joseph Brennan Tue, 05 Aug 2008 08:23:23 +0000 http://www.marthablogspot.com/2008/06/a-sneak-peek-at-my-resident-barn-swallows.html#comment-15290 Martha: Great photos! Some of the pictures look nice enough to use for cards, especially the one where they are all "singing". With so much junk on the internet and on TV, readers and viewers can always count on your Blog, website and show to provide much-needed wholesome content! I think you deserve a special award for that! Joseph Martha:

Great photos!

Some of the pictures look nice enough to use for cards, especially the one where they are all "singing".

With so much junk on the internet and on TV, readers and viewers can always count on your Blog, website and show to provide much-needed wholesome content!

I think you deserve a special award for that!

Joseph

]]> By: cynthia finley http://www.themarthablog.com/2008/06/a-sneak-peek-at-my-resident-barn-swallows.html/comment-page-2#comment-15289 cynthia finley Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:54:07 +0000 http://www.marthablogspot.com/2008/06/a-sneak-peek-at-my-resident-barn-swallows.html#comment-15289 I'm new at this but I have just found the pictures of the swallow's. And the other pictures on your sight. If I ever get to go to NY. I would love to see your show. and mabe meet you. thank you for your time I'm new at this but I have just found the pictures of the swallow's. And the other pictures on your sight. If I ever get to go to NY. I would love to see your show. and mabe meet you. thank you for your time

]]> By: Catherine http://www.themarthablog.com/2008/06/a-sneak-peek-at-my-resident-barn-swallows.html/comment-page-2#comment-15288 Catherine Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:40:41 +0000 http://www.marthablogspot.com/2008/06/a-sneak-peek-at-my-resident-barn-swallows.html#comment-15288 I'm glad you posted these great pictures - my nieces and I discovered a barn swallow nest in a secret place at the Biltmore. We kept returning to try to get a peek at the baby birds but it was difficult because the nest was so high up. All we could see were some beak tops and some feathers fluffed up on their heads. Now I can show my nieces a good close-up photo of what the babies would have looked like! Thanks for the post. I'm glad you posted these great pictures - my nieces and I discovered a barn swallow nest in a secret place at the Biltmore. We kept returning to try to get a peek at the baby birds but it was difficult because the nest was so high up. All we could see were some beak tops and some feathers fluffed up on their heads. Now I can show my nieces a good close-up photo of what the babies would have looked like!
Thanks for the post.

]]> By: Sylvia Calabrese http://www.themarthablog.com/2008/06/a-sneak-peek-at-my-resident-barn-swallows.html/comment-page-2#comment-15287 Sylvia Calabrese Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:21:14 +0000 http://www.marthablogspot.com/2008/06/a-sneak-peek-at-my-resident-barn-swallows.html#comment-15287 I was fascinated to watch barn swallows build their nest under the eaves of our house in Southampton. Instead of using mud, wattle and twigs, as previous pairs, and yours, did, our pair showed astonishing adaptability by using Canada goose poop--a sustainable resource if there ever was one!--and using them as sort of pre-fab Lincoln Logs. They built two nests: since they started the first one on a working spotlight that turns on automatically at dusk, they abandoned construction half-way through and moved to the neighboring flood which had conveniently burned out over the winter. Amazing. We also have five babies, and I love their downy head feathers which stand straight up and make them look like Kramer on Seinfeld. I was fascinated to watch barn swallows build their nest under the eaves of our house in Southampton. Instead of using mud, wattle and twigs, as previous pairs, and yours, did, our pair showed astonishing adaptability by using Canada goose poop--a sustainable resource if there ever was one!--and using them as sort of pre-fab Lincoln Logs. They built two nests: since they started the first one on a working spotlight that turns on automatically at dusk, they abandoned construction half-way through and moved to the neighboring flood which had conveniently burned out over the winter. Amazing. We also have five babies, and I love their downy head feathers which stand straight up and make them look like Kramer on Seinfeld.

]]> By: Idzan Ismail http://www.themarthablog.com/2008/06/a-sneak-peek-at-my-resident-barn-swallows.html/comment-page-2#comment-15286 Idzan Ismail Fri, 11 Jul 2008 17:47:46 +0000 http://www.marthablogspot.com/2008/06/a-sneak-peek-at-my-resident-barn-swallows.html#comment-15286 Yoo Hoo Martha, I watch your show daily every weekday. Since I am from Malaysia, we are one year behind in your programme. Still I love it. I hope to go to New York to see your show next year. I have a daughther, a freshman at the U of Chicago and I will ask her to make the booking. Cheers Yoo Hoo Martha,
I watch your show daily every weekday. Since I am from Malaysia, we are one year behind in your programme. Still I love it. I hope to go to New York to see your show next year. I have a daughther, a freshman at the U of Chicago and I will ask her to make the booking. Cheers

]]> By: Dees http://www.themarthablog.com/2008/06/a-sneak-peek-at-my-resident-barn-swallows.html/comment-page-2#comment-15285 Dees Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:09:49 +0000 http://www.marthablogspot.com/2008/06/a-sneak-peek-at-my-resident-barn-swallows.html#comment-15285 Hi from Holland!! I can't believe I am actually writing a comment on your blog,wow what a great thing the www is,I am visiting for the first time and am enjoying every single post.But this one oh...sigh.It is just sooo sweet.We just got home from a trip to France and saw many swallows,thank you so much for sharing this and everything else.I will come back often! Many dutch wishes Dees Hi from Holland!!
I can't believe I am actually writing a comment on your blog,wow what a great thing the www is,I am visiting for the first time and am enjoying every single post.But this one oh...sigh.It is just sooo sweet.We just got home from a trip to France and saw many swallows,thank you so much for sharing this and everything else.I will come back often!
Many dutch wishes Dees

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