Inside the gourd.

Had the opportunity to visit a purple martin enthusiasts place.
He showed Anne and me the operation and it is an impressive operation.
He opened and checked the houses and in one there were recently hatched martins.
We also saw chicks in the process of hatching out but my camera chose that moment to break.

In the early season when there were no insects he cooked up scrambled eggs and feed the martins by throwing bits of egg into the air.

Progne subis
The Purple Martin not only gets all its food in flight, it gets all its water that way too. It skims the surface of a pond and scoops up the water with its lower bill.
source - https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Purple_Martin

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Irene said…
Good Day Ric--What a great Blog again today !
Scrambled eggs !! Now there's a fantastic naturalist !
I often wondered about those "gourd" nest boxes. Thanks !
8:03 am
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