Did you ever pause on a summer day to admire the swallows doing aerial gymnastics overhead? Those swallows are designed to maneuver incredibly quickly while flying at speeds up to 40 miles/hour.

For hundreds of years, barn swallows have signaled the coming of spring. In many cultures, it is considered good luck to have barn swallows build nests on a person’s property. Artifacts depicting barn ...

DEAR JOAN: Every year barn swallows build nests under the eaves of our house. This year is no exception, and we have two of the typical mud nests under the overhang. However, we also have a pair that ...

A Greensville man is fundraising to build a barn swallow nesting structure at Johnson Tew Park. Glenn Meldrum has partnered with the Hamilton Naturalists’ Club to raise $25,000 for the project, which ...

Caution is always the better part of valor when it comes to approaching a tree swallow nest box. If you don’t pay attention, you run the risk of being dive-bombed and potentially plunked on the head ...

The setup, held together with black electrical tape, is part of a pilot program at the Fort River Division of the Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge. The collaboration between the U.S.