The benefits of barn swallows, and how to make pet-friendly landscapes. Backyard Farmer takes a look at the benefits of barn swallows, and shows you how to make your landscapes pet-friendly.

Ornithologist Arthur Bent’s words in the early 1900s still hold true today. “Everybody who notices birds at all knows, admires and loves the graceful, friendly barn swallow,” he explained. “No bird in ...

Barn swallows are found all over the world. You can spot a barn swallow on six continents: North and South America, Europe, ...

Here is a typical conversation that I have with fellow birders when I’m trying to bird for swallows. “There’s a swallow. There it goes. Here it comes. I wish it would perch someplace.” Swallows fly a ...

One warm and muggy morning on my walk, I notice swallows gathering on overhead power lines. The pair closest to me are northern rough-wings, and they are well into the throes of courtship: she, ...

Whether you love watching barn swallows up close or dread the mess they leave behind, a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert encourages you to take preventative action before the birds begin ...

The evolution of barn swallows, a bird ubiquitous to bridges and sheds around the world, might be even more closely tied to humans than previously thought, according to new study from the University ...

BOULDER – North American barn swallows, which are widespread throughout Colorado, outperform their peers in reproduction by maintaining a positive balance of antioxidants, according to a new study ...

The evolution of barn swallows, a bird ubiquitous to bridges and sheds around the world, might be even more closely tied to humans than previously thought, according to new study from the University ...