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 ...

For hundreds of years, barn swallows have signaled the coming of spring. In many cultures, it is considered good luck to have barn swallows build nests on a person’s property. Artifacts depicting barn ...

You can't miss the flying acrobats - aka barn swallows - as you drive under overpasses. They began arriving in late March from winter homes in Central and South America. The majority probably made a ...

Adjacent to the beautiful new visitor station at the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, the shell of the previous building hosts cliff and barn swallows. My wife and I stood under the circular roof of ...

From purple martins to barn swallows, find out how to spot and identify 8 members of the swallow bird family during summer.

Framework is an installation artwork that examines the intersection of ecology and culture and its relation to traditional building styles. The structure plays on the kind of building traditions that ...

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) -Bird watching can be a fun hobby in the backyard, but one type of bird is proving to be a nuisance for many, and taking care of them can be problematic, too, as barn swallows are ...

Did you ever pause on a summer day to admire the swallows doing aerial gymnastics overhead? Those swallows are designed to maneuver incredibly quickly while flying at speeds up to 40 miles/hour.

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 ...

DEAR HELOISE: Our residential neighborhood has barn swallows. In mid-May, we realized that they had built a beautiful nest in the corner of our very small porch, and a female sat on it as the male ...

Whether you hate the mess barn swallows leave or enjoy being able to watch them up close, a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert encourages you to plan for these birds’ arrival now. The ...