Monday Mood Board : Family Addition

Family addition again .... But this time a very twittering bunch. We got 6 baby swallows and they are starting to learn to fly at the moment. Funny enough we have 3 parents. Must be a triangle relation. Did you know that they all come back to the nest after a whole day flying, eating and twittering ? Around 22.00 we see them return in the nest, but it has become too small for 9 swallows, so a few are sitting on the beam next to the nest :) Therefore, some sweet swallow pictures from four of our European Street Team members on Etsy.

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2. damsontreepottery
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4. KalliaK

Monday Mood Board: Swallows

Yesterday I found out that the swallows are using my welcome board for the tourists as their stop before going in their nest. I have nothing against that except for the fact that the text must remain visible for the tourists :)) To honor these beautiful and elegant birdies, here some swallows from our European Street Team sellers on Etsy !

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3. elenapaint
4. LePetitFoyer

And a picture of my tourist welcome board with swallow nest:

Tidbits : Garden and Brooding 3

A short update about the garden and the broody birds in it.
The swallow babies have grown enormously; we have the suspicion that they still stay near the nest at night. And we think that the parents prepare a second brood....


When we sat in our pavillion, we got a funny tiny visitor who was not afraid of us at all; she is called a goldcrest.

And the garden is finally attracting some butterflies; we have this year much less butterflies than last year.

And finally something that's not everyone's taste, a burying beetle (a cousin of the Egyptian scarabea); the burying beetle buries dead mice into the soil and lays its eggs on them, so that its kids have a nice welcome in this world.

Tidbits : Garden and Brooding 2

A short update about the garden and the broody birds in it.
The swallow babies are starting to fly out, and they survived all four up till now (had a good talk with Peggy....).

The black bird babies have opened their eyes and start to get feathers. Mum and dad are still going strong with the feeding.

The climbing rose is now at his top, and I assume there is a nest of song-thrushes in it because they fly and go in it.

Tidbits : Monday Moodboard

We are surrounded by brooding birds; so what else could I do than to make a birdie mood today.

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3. BlueTerracotta
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And here are the real things. We have a brood of swallows in our pavilion and a brood of blackbirds in the kiwi. Now, I have to keep Peggy away when they start learning to fly....