Baby barn swallows cry out for food from an older swallow at Mike Thompson’s home in McElmo Canyon. Barn swallow parents sometimes get help with feedings. The “helpers at the nest” may include older siblings or even unrelated juveniles.
Baby barn swallows cry out for food from an older swallow at Mike Thompson’s home in McElmo Canyon. Barn swallow parents sometimes get help with feedings. The “helpers at the nest” may include older siblings or even unrelated juveniles.Mike Thompson/Courtesy photo