Happy Monday!
For no other reason than I saw some house martins hanging around my road this weekend, and I think this picture is awesome, I thought I'd pick it as today's Monday moment.
This image by Peter Cairns shows off a pair of rather dapper house martins. I always think it's almost like they're dressed up in dinner suits ready for a party. And in this image you can see their feathery legs and feet perfectly.
It's just about time for house martins to start collecting the mud that they'll mould into the cup-shaped nests under eaves up and down the country. Look out for them soon. Or you can help, by putting up your own.
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I have been waiting for the winter months to go, now I know spring is really here with the arrival of my long awaited swifts over the years i have seen them grow in number, but last year one was killed by a local cat, ths year they have returned & what a low number last year I counted 12, this year I have only counted 5 how can this be, is it due to malta's shooting of wild birds or what, it saddens me to know they have dropped in
such an alarming way.