Do barn swallows recognize home in the second year? Under what circumstances will swallows abandon their nests?
The lifespan of a swallow can reach ten years, so after a house swallow builds a nest at home, it will still recognize its home in the second year , and flew back to continue living in the former lair.Generally, only when the bird"s nest is destroyed and the unfamiliar smell remains in the bird"s nest, the swallow will abandon the nest.
Do swallows know their masters?
Swallows do not know their masters, and in their eyes there is no master.What we call barn swallows refers to the swallows that build their nests under the eaves of their own houses, but this is just a normal reaction of swallows.They will specifically choose the eaves and branches to build their nests.suitable for their survival.When the swallows return south in the spring, they also fly back to the nest where they left, and if the nest is habitable, they will still settle here.
The reason why swallows do not return to their nests
The nests are destroyed
The main reason why swallows do not return to their nests is that the nests have been destroyed.During the period of time after leaving, the bird"s nest is partially destroyed.When the swallows come back the next year, they will abandon the nest and find a new place to live.The reason why swallows do not re-build their nests at the original location is because they are less timid and are afraid that the crisis of destroying the nest will appear again.
Unfamiliar smell remains in the nest
Swallows are very cautious.Even if the nest is not destroyed, as long as there is an unfamiliar smell, they will still abandon the nest and build a new one.bird"s nest.Even if a human has touched the little swallow, then the adult parents will kill or abandon the little swallow, and will not continue to keep the child, so some old people say that the bird must not be picked up when it falls, and it is best to wait for its parents to come back.pick up.
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