This story in pictures really touched me...

[Wynette]

I seldom post things such as this, but this really touched me, and reminded me of many chicken relationships I've read about here on BYC, and I wanted to share:

http://www.budgerigars.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=16840

 

[Thomas423]

Awwww.....how sad for the little guy. That's true love.

 

[Whispering Winds]

that is the sweetest saddest thing I think I have seen in a long time . . .poor little guy.

 

[Wynette]

It gives me a new respect for the barn swallows that are inhabiting my barn now...I've been so annoyed with them, building their nests in the rafters. They've always done so under the lean-to before this year, and I've been leaving the barn doors open 24/7 (something I don't like to do) so they can fly in & out. I'm not going to complain any longer.

 

[HenPen]

It touched me as well,poor babies...if only people would put such devotion into their relationships.....Thank you for sharing.

 

[Birch Run Farm]

Yes, they do know when a friend, mate is missing/gone. One of my cats is missing, presumed dead. Her daughter does nothing but cry. They are/were 13 years old, never seperated. I suspect a coyote or fisher killed Zena.

 

[Camelot Farms]

Awww...that says it all...

 

[Friend of Feathers]

Awe! That is such a sweet, but sad story. We have, what I guess is a mated pair, of Swallows that built a nest right on the side of our house above the front door. I was going to remove it after the babies grew up, but I think I'll leave it if the same pair will continue to use it. I didn't know they paired up like that. I'm going to do more research on it. I have a new-found respect for my front door dwellers.

 

[Heidi]

Awww... it brought tears to my eyes. Even animals love - as we could have ever doubted it before.

 

[English Chick]

I never ever move the nests of the migratory Swifts that come here every year to mate and raise their young, I find them a delight to watch as they fly through the sky, usually trying to dive bomb me if they think I am getting to close to their nests..Love them........

Thanks for sharing Wyn .