http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2012/06/18/new-tenants/ A Bird Blog with Kate St. John Thu, 23 May 2013 16:03:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2012/06/18/new-tenants/comment-page-1/#comment-18000 Kate St. John Mon, 18 Jun 2012 19:59:16 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/?p=52418#comment-18000 The feathers are from other species and are added after egg-laying begins. They orient the feathers so they curl over the eggs. Swallows sometimes compete over the feathers they find.

]]> http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2012/06/18/new-tenants/comment-page-1/#comment-17999 Carla Mon, 18 Jun 2012 19:48:36 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/?p=52418#comment-17999 Are all the feathers from the swallow or does she collect them?

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