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Common House Martin nests (Σπιτοχελίδονο)

Delichon urbicum

Description:

Common House Martin nests, spotted on the windows and above the front door of the Primary school in Amaliapolis (Mintzela) settlement, Pagasitikos Gulf, Greece.

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4 Comments

DespinaTsafetopoulou
DespinaTsafetopoulou 10 years ago

Thank you, @DanielePralong :)

DanielePralong
DanielePralong 10 years ago

:-)))

DespinaTsafetopoulou
DespinaTsafetopoulou 10 years ago

In Greek we call it SpitoChelidono, wich means swallow (Chelidoni= martin) of the house (spiti)...It's generally a good thing to have a housemartin nest in your house, because it shows you are a nice person, for sharing the same roof with those small passerine birds, who travel thousands of miles to return to their nest and raise their chicks! Lots of people in Greece, place small wooden boards under the nests so the bird dung won't mess the verandas, the tables etc...I'm so glad there's so many nests in my area, it proves people really care :)

DanielePralong
DanielePralong 10 years ago

This illustrates so well one of the favorite habitats for this bird: in French its common name is hirondelle des fenêtres, window swallow :-)

Δήμος Αλμυρού, Περιφέρεια Θεσσαλίας, Greece

Spotted on Aug 28, 2013
Submitted on Nov 28, 2013

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