Swallows have accompanied my sister and I throughout our childhood, and half of our childhood memories are related to swallows.
;In the old days, the swallows in front of Wang Xietang flew into the homes of ordinary people. I learned this poem in primary school, but I didn’t listen carefully when I was in school. I always thought it meant that swallows would only build nests in wealthy people’s homes.
What I didn’t expect was that swallows would build nests in our house of mud bricks and tiles. This satisfied the vanity that my sister and I had when we were young.
;The swallows have come to my house to build their nests. My family must be rich and noble.
Since the swallows came to my house to build their nests, their voices have become louder when talking to my friends. .
Childhood fun stories all revolve around swallows.
Mistaken the swallow's nest for; the bird's nest
The second year after the swallow built a nest at home, my mother fell ill and air bubbles appeared in her lungs, and she stayed in the hospital for more than half a year. At that time, my sister and I were still in elementary school. My father went to the hospital to take care of my mother, and my grandpa came to my house to take care of my sister and me.
Grandpa never told us how our mother’s condition was. He used the only landline in the house to call his father every day. Dad always said, “I’ll be back in a few days. I’ll be back in a few days.” Back.
It was only later that our second uncle leaked the news, and we learned about the seriousness of our mother’s condition. My sister loves to cry. Ever since she learned about her mother's condition, she often starts crying uncontrollably at home. "What's the use of crying, we have to do something for our mother," I told my sister. At that time, I heard somewhere that bird's nest is a good thing.
Bird’s nest is a good thing. We have bird’s nest at home. While my grandfather was not at home, my sister and I dug out the swallows' nests at home and packed them in plastic bags.
Not only our family’s, but several childhood friends also donated their own bird’s nests when they heard that we were going to use bird’s nests to replenish my mother’s health. A big bag of bird's nests has been prepared, and I feel full of accomplishment. I just feel sorry for the swallows, but I think the swallows will understand.
Finally, we waited for the weekend break. Early in the morning, my sister and I quietly carried a bag of bird's nest soil to the hospital to see my mother. The result can be imagined. Even now when I go home during the Chinese New Year and holidays, people are still laughing at the bird's nests my sister and I got for our mother back then. That's when I realized that not all bird's nests are; bird's nests.
Yanzi; Regardless of past grudges
; Even the swallows will probably laugh at me for the joke I made about the bird's nest. That year the bird's nest was destroyed, and no swallows came to build a nest in my house. I think maybe Yanzi doesn't want to be so stupid as me under the same roof.
However, in the spring of the next year, swallows came to my house to build nests again. Even in the small house where the bird's nests were poked, there were also swallows building nests.
It turns out that the swallow is a bird that does not care about past grudges. It will not stop building a nest in your home just because you destroy its nest.
The swallows will also choose the place where they build their houses
When we were looking for a bird's nest for our mother, we discovered that not all homes have a swallow's nest. In which homes will swallows build nests? For this purpose, I consulted a lot of information.
Swallows will have a day or two or three before they decide to build a nest; conduct a field visit to see if your home is suitable for nesting. Generally speaking, the contents of the inspection include two points: one is safety, and the other is comfort.
1. Safety
When a swallow builds a nest at home, it will find a place it thinks is safe. For example, when we were children, some houses were very short and there were no swallows to build their nests. They were too close to the ground and people and cats could easily reach their nests, so swallows would not choose them.
2. Comfort
Swallows will not choose to build nests in houses that are dark, leaky, unoccupied, or clean and lively. The swallow is a kind of humane animal. It also likes a bright and comfortable environment. It also likes a lively environment where people can feel the atmosphere, which will bring it a sense of security
The question arises, why do swallows choose to build nests at home when other birds build nests in the wild?
It turns out that not all swallows build nests in houses. Most of the nests here are barn swallows and golden-rumped swallows.
For example, sand swallows only build nests on cliffs in the wild.
One of the reasons why swallows choose to build nests at home
Habiting in homes has significant advantages over the wild
1. It can be protected by humans and avoid predatory birds Natural enemies such as snakes and animals that are aggressive to swallows will not appear in people's homes.
2. Avoid harsh weather, no storms, early spring can avoid spring cold, and summer brooding can avoid scorching heat.
Reason 2
Farmers welcome the
patron saint of crops
; swallows come to make their home. Swallows are accustomed to soaring over open fields to prey on moths, leafhoppers, crickets, mosquitoes and other insects that are harmful to crops, and can capture hundreds of them every day. A single nest of swallows will eat hundreds of thousands of flying insects throughout the spring and summer. insect. In the past farming period, whether the family could have enough to eat depended on that year's crop harvest. There were no pesticides at that time, so the only way to eliminate pests in the fields was through swallows and other animals. Farmers are deeply grateful for it and regard it as an auspicious bird, an auspicious bird and the patron saint of crops. They take good care of it and are willing to accept the barn swallows to make their home indoors.
The third reason
Jia Yan understands human nature.
The barn swallow is a highly spiritual bird and has a higher ability to perceive human actions, sounds, emotions, and atmosphere than other birds.
They can feel the kindness of farmers and are willing to get close to humans. This relationship is passed down from generation to generation in humans, and from generation to generation in barn swallows until evolution enters the genes.
Reason No. 4
Jia Yan;; the embodiment of hard-working working people. Every detail of the swallows building their nests, carrying mud and grass day after day, and working tirelessly to feed the young swallows are simply the embodiment of hard-working working people. The workers see their own shadow in the swallows. Knowing deeply and loving deeply, we welcome you to live indoors.
The barn swallows capture pests for farmers, and the farmers provide shelter for the barn swallows to build nests and reproduce. In addition to mutual help and mutual benefit, it is also a goodwill instinct. Over time, this trusting relationship gradually extended to the entire human race and the two races of barn swallows. The harmonious coexistence of barn swallows and humans in the same room is not only the result of natural survival and evolution, but also the cause of long-term promotion by folk people.
Although barn swallows build nests at home, they still maintain a natural state of survival. They are completely free to obtain food, build nests, and move and inhabit on their own. They maintain a subtle distance from humans, which is different from domesticated ones. Livestock, pets.
Since ancient times, the harmonious relationship between humans and swallows
Predecessors have left countless poems and sayings about swallows, which confirms the special relationship between humans and swallows since ancient times.
Recalling the south of the Yangtze River; holding a mud swallow in Tang Niuqiao
Bearing a mud swallow, it flew to the painting hall.
Occupying a stable place on the apricot beam,
Only the master can pity me for being so light,
It is an enviable good karma.
Swallows come to visit Du Fu of Tang Dynasty in the boat
Hunan travels through the spring for guests, and swallows carry mud twice in their mouths.
I used to go to my hometown to know the Lord, but now I am seeing people from afar.
It's so pitiful to be in a nesting room everywhere, how can I be so fluttering in this body.
For a moment, the rafters of the boat are still up, and the flowers and water are soaked in the towels.
What is bird's nest.
There must be no one like me who regards the mud nests of barn swallows as bird's nests.
But only nests built by swiftlets can be called bird's nests.
Other swallows use mud and weeds as raw materials for building their nests, and their own saliva as an adhesive; only swiftlets are different, only using their own saliva as a nest raw material, and some Bird's nests also contain some fluff. But don't make a fool of yourself like I did.
Written at the end
With the development of the times, traditional farming culture has given way to urban culture and modern culture. People's views on swallows are different from those of the older generation. Dislike its filth and excrement and destroy its nest.
Moreover, the building structure of houses is now very different from before, and there are almost no places suitable for swallows to nest.
I don’t know if you have this feeling. When you were a child, swallows could be seen everywhere. Now, if you see a swallow, you will feel it is a strange thing.