Cliff Swallow - Meadow Lake, BC
This multii-colored swallow usually builds its nests on cliff faces where there is a source of mud near by. They have become reliant on man made structures in several locations and will build a globe mud house with a narrow neck entrance to protect the young in hard to reach places. There was a colony of swallows building nests on the back side of the barn at the main house at Meadow Lake Guest Ranch from mud they were collecting from Orrie's pond. You can see the mud that collects on the bill and wings as they move around in the newly constructed nest.