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It looks nice now. The babies surely will love it!

I cant wait to be able to hear the new life! Barn Swallows have a habit of using white feathers to line their nests

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I cant wait to be able to hear the new life!
Barn Swallows have a habit of using white feathers to line their nests. They use the feathers as insulation when they incubate the eggs. As far as I know, they choose white feathers to camouflage the white eggs and keep them safe from predators.

Sources:
http://www.treeswallowprojects.com/cnestbld.html

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