The
things you find and come to know on a farm visit.
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| Barn Cat |
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| Larry the Lama |
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| Belted Galloway |
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| Sheep |
Today
while visiting a farm we were pointed to four Barn Swallow nest, now empty for
the winter. What caught our attention
was the knowledge that Barn Swallows are threatened in Ontario CA.
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| Barn Swallow nest waiting for the spring. |
As barns
started to be demolished, farmland up by urban sprawl and the increased use of
pesticides both their habitat and their food supply decreased.
The
Ontario webpage states that the
population has decreased by 65% between 1966 and 2009 and remains on the threatened list in Ontario Canada.
Here is the link if you want to read more about Barn Swallow
Grandma Snyder
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