Friday, May 17, 2019

Flying Swiftly

Come away with me into the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains.



These are special homes for Purple Martins. Here is what I read about them:

The purple martin is the largest North American swallow. They are known for their speed and agility in flight, and when approaching their housing, will dive from the sky at great speeds with their wings tucked in.



“While I was speaking in prayer, even the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening oblation.

Daniel 9

15 comments:

Nancy Chan said...

It would be interesting to watch these swallows diving from the sky at great speed when they are approaching their homes in great numbers.

Ann said...

I've seen a lot of these bird houses around here but I have never actually seen a purple martin.

DawnTreader said...

Wow, you had me wondering if it was some kind of funfair attraction...! LOL

MadSnapper said...

really cute birds and there homes are amazing to me. they have there on condos

Sandi said...

Ok, but this just makes me think they came from space!

George said...

I've seen lots of houses for purple martins, but never any quite this modern-looking. You got good pictures of the birds themselves.

Reanaclaire said...

Reminded me of the song, Country Roads! They are really blue ridged mountains...

Rose said...

I LOVE these little birds....they are gorgeous when you look at them close, too. Besides all the insects they catch...

Ruth Hiebert said...

These fascinating birds. I see housing units for them around here as well.

Annie Jeffries said...

I don't think we have any Martins around here, Ginny.

crafty cat corner said...

I love those bird houses, nice to know that people care about the birds.
Briony
x

Inger said...

Space birds!

Tamago said...

I’ve never seen bird house like theses. They look really great! I’d love to see Purple Martins diving from the sky at full speed :-)

The Feminine Energy said...

How interesting, Ginny. I would think that bird houses so close together would cause conflict... but apparently not. Thank you for posting these wonderful pictures. Love, Andrea xoxo

photowannabe said...

Love the Martin condos. I have never seen anything like that.

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