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Cave swiftlet hatchling

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Description:

Spotted in an un-named cave, Brgy. De Guzman, Mabini, Pangasinan.

Notes:

Photo by Rawen Balmaña

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Comments (7)
BalincaguinConservancy
Sometimes their fly-bys are so close they brush against you and then there's the very few who actually fly into you. I wonder if both parents protect the nest and young?
Ashish
I was attacked with their parent's divers from more than 40 feet hight above my head. I was passing through cliff. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/8361553
BalincaguinConservancy
Thanks Ashish! They do get agitated when we get close to their nest and do many fly-bys while clicking louder than normal... so we try to pass by as quickly as possible...
Ashish
Great spotting... Hope you must be attacked by their parents...
BalincaguinConservancy
Thanks folks! Leuba, the nest is glued to the wall with saliva. The coveted nests for "birds nest soup" are made purely of saliva strands. The second egg may be a late bloomer...
Leuba Ridgway
great photo ! nest material looks interesting . Looks like it is glued on to the cave wall with the white slimy stuff. What happens to the second egg ?
Ava T-B
Beautiful; the nest, the egg, the chick -- the whole process in one picture.

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Birds of the World
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Nests, hives, bowers, webs & other animal architecture
Mission
Cave Biota of the Philippines

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PublishedMarch 7, 2012

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