Mary Ellen watched tree swallows duke it out for a prime nesting box at Millennium Park in West Roxbury.
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Swallows are ruthless.
By redheadedjen
Wed, 04/14/2021 - 10:26am
Swallows are ruthless.
Bluebirds and Swallows
By SamWack
Wed, 04/14/2021 - 11:59am
My father, who was President of his regional Audubon Society, and much beloved by the birds - chickadees would eat out of his hand - always put up birdhouses in pairs, one for the bluebirds and one for the swallows. Swallows, he explained, were very aggressive, and would always beat out the bluebirds for a single box; but they were also territorial, and would not let a second swalllow couple nest nearby, while they would tolerate the bluebirds.
Interesting! Thanks for
By anon
Wed, 04/14/2021 - 4:33pm
Interesting! Thanks for posting this.
Hmm
By cybah
Wed, 04/14/2021 - 3:52pm
Well I can see why this is a hot commodity
Single Family Home on single lot (or pole)... check
West Roxbury... check
Near OK School... check
Close to 95/128... check
Still within city limits... check
Near a big park.. check
I bet this is a picture of a bidding war.
It's only a studio
By DapperO
Wed, 04/14/2021 - 6:58pm
but the sleazebag broker says you can add dormers, even though it requires a variance and will take 2 years to permit. The yellow bellied sapsucker next door will oppose at the ZBA and she is the mother in law of a guy at ONS, so you had better make a substantial contribution to Audubon. Doesn't that district also require 1.0 perches per residential unit. There aren't any shown in the photo. That's another violation.
*clap*clap*
By cybah
Thu, 04/15/2021 - 4:11pm
You win!
And only $2500 a month (without utilities)
By jmeltzer
Thu, 04/15/2021 - 6:53am
Such a deal.
Every bird wants this one. Not a few humans, too.
Defend your home
By Kaz
Fri, 04/16/2021 - 9:47am
When you've put your entire nest egg into one of these, you gotta defend it from squatters. You'd hate to have it poached.
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