Seeing this story about Welcome Swallows brought to mind a pair of
Welcome Swallows that appear to enjoy living inside the Canberra
International Sport Centre at Belconnen where i am a member. When i am
relaxing in the jacuzzi in an evening i regularly see a pair darting
high up in the metal beams of the large sports hall. When i spoke to
some of swimming attendants they said they had been there for months and
they think they have a nest within the inside of the roof complex - they
also said they were there over the winter. During the day at least one
small door is open and they enter through that and then are effectively
shut in the for night. No-one else as far as i can see when in the
jacuzzi bats an eyelid when the Welcome Swallows whizz by over head !
Tim Birch
On 12/10/12 6:17 PM, John Layton wrote:
> A week ago Welcome Swallows commenced nest building in the toilet block at
> the rear of Kippax shopping centre, above the Kippax Playing Fields. A few
> days later I noticed that some Neanderthals had soaked toilet paper in a
> hand basin, wadded it into balls and pelted them at the swallows. Many of
> the soggy missiles had landed along the beam upon which the swallows were
> nest building, and one had landed in the partly completed nest. Nonetheless
> the doughty little birds still laboured away at their task.
>
> I wanted to catch the Neanderthals - hopefully small and puny Neanderthals
> -jam their heads in the basin - not the hand basin, the other one that's
> built closer to the floor with a seat attached, and activate the flush
> button!
>
> Anyhow a few days later I noticed that the paper balls had been cleared from
> the beam and the nest. Probably the work of a kindly cleaner, and I thought
> I could see a bird sitting on the nest. So I wish the swallows well.
>
>
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