Keep your mouths shut, kids

Some days ago, I noticed barn swallows feeding their youngsters in our roof gutter.

I decided to join them with my telelens and follow the feeding behaviour for some time. This was very interesting and I noticed several things.

After a young got a meal, it often did a little nap:

Very clever.

I find it fascinating, how some birds that we see very often, can portray intimate behaviour we would have never suspected...