It seems we
have a family of cute welcome swallows hitching a ride with us. Everywhere we anchor or berth, they
appear. Of course, we can’t be sure it’s
the same pair, but it’s getting a bit spooky.
Now anchored at Brampton Island, we thought it cute that they were landing on the
tip of the fishing rod, only to realise they had a good view into the back of
the boom... then we caught them carrying mud for nest building! No something we really need: baby swallows
fledging as we are sailing along.
Our
solution: some noisy beer cans; luckily, we had a few to spare!!
So Skipper
Pete tied a couple of empty cans on a string below the end of the boom. Boom!
The noise eventually drove them to find
another nest spot, although they were very insistent that this was their
preferred residence.
welcome swallows on a mission...
beer cans blowing in the wind...
Well, it works and no-one was hurt in the process.
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