There is a field with purple martin nests at McKeon Farm in Ridgefield.
The nests are mounted in groups on high poles. The purple martins fly in and out continually.
Dragonflies are a favorite meal. The second bird on the left was showing off its capture.
The purple martin eggs hatched in the last two weeks. Volunteers were removing the newborns from the nest, banding them so they can be studied, and then placing them back in the nests.
Tomorrow I will show some close-up photographs as the banding took place and the youngsters were returned to the nests.
1 comment:
Nice to see, the two first photos are really nicely composed.
Post a Comment