The three fatties

No, it's not the Rodrigo family, although I'm sure we have put on a bit of weight after two weeks of delicious Mexican food (lots of cheese and meat, hardly a vegetable to be seen!)

All over the building we are in are little mud and stick nests, tended zealously by pairs of swallows. This nest is at the bottom of the stairs to our 'casitas' right by the laundry. Every day the adults fly back and forth to tend their squeaky offspring, with great results. The first photo is the three chicks early last week - all you could see were the beaks poking over the edge.


Ten days or so later, the three little fatties can hardly fit in the nest. Their beady little eyes follow you as you walk past and they are noisy as ever. We had hoped that they might fledge before we go but they still look pretty fluffy, so maybe not. The nest must be very sturdily built to hold them, plus an adult sometimes as well.