In rural areas, why do some people have swallows and others don't? There are two main reasons
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Every spring, the flowers, the scenery has been unable to satisfy people's urgent desire for spring, at this time, the rural eaves, courtyard walls, dung pit and so on can often see swallows flying, the high call suddenly makes the surrounding people full of vitality.
However, there are also some farming families who do not have swallows at this time, and the originally expected spring is full of regrets, why are some farming families able to attract swallows, while others are not?
1. Requirements for swallow nesting.
Swallows are a migratory type of birds, they often fly south to spend the winter in the cold winter, and when the temperature is right in spring, the swallows begin to migrate north, so when the swallows fly back in the spring, the swallows must have carefully observed and selected the surrounding environment, and then chose to nest here.
Therefore, some farmer families can attract swallows, while others cannot, mainly because swallows have many conditions and requirements when choosing a nesting location, and if they want to attract swallows, they must meet the requirements for swallow nesting.
So, what are the requirements for swallows to choose a nesting site?
Swallows are a bird that likes to nest around human life, so swallows tend to choose the houses where people live as their nesting places, but among the houses where people live, which houses are more likely to attract swallows?
Relatively speaking, closed houses are not easy to attract swallows, which is why in many cities, especially in some high-rise residential areas, people often do not see swallows, because the houses in high-rise residential areas are often closed, and swallows are not easy to nest.
In the countryside, many places still retain the traditional way of building, which is the eaves tower, which is a semi-enclosed house, which happens to be a good place for swallows to nest.
Because swallows tend to consider their safety when choosing a nesting site, closed houses are not easy to escape from other animals, while semi-enclosed houses are able to minimize the danger, so swallows prefer to nest on semi-enclosed houses.
However, people should not think that as long as it is an eaves building, it can attract swallows to build a nest, because the quality and stability of the eaves are also factors that swallows consider, and swallows will not choose to build their nests on the eaves with weak beams.
Therefore, stable beams are also an important condition to attract swallows to nest.
Swallows not only have to consider their safety when building their nests, but also their own living environment, so they will not choose to build their nests in dirty places around them, because this will not only affect the swallow's own life, but also affect the swallow's offspring.
Therefore, the cleanliness of the surrounding environment is also an important condition to attract swallows to nest.
Swallows need to build their nests in the spring, but nesting is not only for their own residence, but also for incubating offspring, so when choosing a nesting site, swallows will also consider whether there is enough food resources near the nesting site.
As a result, there tend to be more nesting of swallows in places close to food resources, which tend to be close to water sources, farmland, and orchards, which are rich in insect resources and happen to be a food source for swallows.
2. How do farmer families attract swallows to nest.
After understanding the requirements for swallow nesting, how can farmers attract swallows to nest?
The eaves of many farmer families are weak because of decay, so many swallows will choose neighboring houses when choosing a nesting location, which gives people the illusion that swallows do not like to nest in their own homes, so peasant families should check their house beams before the arrival of spring, and if they find that there are decayed house beams, they should replace or tie them in time.
Some farmer families may be because of their own inattention to life, resulting in their own eaves have been full of dirt, which will not only affect the nesting of swallows, but also affect their own lives, so before the arrival of spring, the peasant families should clean their own eaves to clean the dirt on it.
Farming families often do not have direct food resources for swallows, but people can provide food resources for them by planting some fruit trees, and at the same time enrich the family's fruit and vegetable resources.
After the swallows build their nests, they often need to find their own materials to build their nests, so farmers can place some hay, feathers and other materials in front of their homes before spring comes, so that the swallows can carry them.
epilogue
The sensitivity of swallows to the living environment reflects their requirements for the living environment and the consciousness of choosing the living environment, and we humans should pay more attention to and protect the natural environment.
At the same time, farmers can also improve the structure of their houses through scientific planting methods and technologies to attract more swallows to nest.
The existence of swallows also reflects the importance of ecological balance and food chain, and human beings need to be aware of how fragile the environment they live in.
Therefore, rural communities can carry out relevant educational activities to raise residents' awareness of swallow protection and ecological environmental protection, and create a livable living environment for swallows to live in harmony with them.