In spite of the very bad weather the last days, we were very happy to see that “our” swallows are back at home :-) These birds are really very nice and quite extraordinary. We have the chance to have some barn swallows (Hirundo Rustica) each year, coming back in spring from their very long migration journey. They are strongly protected and very useful because they are eating a very large number of insects as flies, aphids, beetles, bees, moths, mayflies, dragonflies, grasshoppers and caterpillars. Nearly all their food is captured on the wing. They can flight very fast – till 100 km/h!

These birds are special because they migrate each year from Europe to Africa (Cameroon, Gabon, the Congo) in September, which means a trip of more than 7’000 km!