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Master builders, amazing aviators

29 Friday Jun 2018

Posted by sconzani in birds, nature

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#30DaysWild, 30 Days Wild, birding, birdwatching, British birds, House martin, mud nest, nest made of mud

Not only are House martins amazingly acrobatic fliers, they also have incredible construction skills.

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Imagine building a mud house, seemingly with no support at all, at the very top of a four-storey building, out of tiny balls of mud you carry in your mouth from a nearby beach or river bank.

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Imagine, too, the skill it takes to successfully fly in and land on the edge of the tiny gap in that mud house so as to feed your ever-hungry chicks. On day 29 of #30DaysWild, and every other day, House martins have my respect and admiration!

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