Hurry up, Mummy, we're ever so peckish! Wildlife photographer captures the heartwarming moment a swallow feeds her five open-mouthed fledglings
- Five swallow fledglings were pictured waiting on top of a stable door for their mother to give them a feed
- Stunning image was captured by wildlife photographer Richard Bowler in Corwen, north Wales on Sunday
- The Barn Swallow spends around 6 months in the UK, from April till October until it migrates abroad
Perched atop a stable with their beaks wide open, this is the touching moment where a mother Swallow hovers above her baby flock to feed them.
Five hungry Swallow Fledglings stand next to each other waiting to be fed on a wooden stable door.
The blue-backed birds can be seen tilting their heads up at their mother with their yellow beaks wide open in anticipation for supper.
The stunning picture was captured by wildlife photographer Richard Bowler, who snapped it after spotting the adorable brood lined on top of his wooden stable door in Corwen, north Wales, on Sunday 17 June.
This mother barn swallow is pictured getting ready for the big task of feeding her five babies in Corwen, north Wales
The five hungry Swallow Fledglings stand next to each other waiting to be fed on a wooden stable door in Corwen, Wales
The stunning picture was captured by wildlife photographer Richard Bowler, who snapped it after spotting the adorable brood lined on top of his wooden stable door in Corwen, north Wales, on Sunday 17 June
He said: 'The swallows that nest in our stables have fledged their first brood of the year. They normally have three broods during the summer.
'The young have been perched on the stable door waiting to be fed.' Swallows are a family of birds found across the world on all continents apart from Antarctica, with around 83 different species.
They typically eat insects including moths, flies and mosquitos - sometimes eating more than 100 bugs a day due to their voracious appetites.
The birds are often found nesting under the eaves of houses, with their numbers growing drastically over the summer. The Barn Swallow spends around 6 months in the UK, from April till October.
The mother barn swallow is pictured making her way along the line of her five fledglings in Corwen, north Wales today
A helping hand: The mother swallow is captured feeding her fledgling atop of a barn door in Corwen, north Wales today
Again, again! The mother swallow is pictured mid-air as its babies open their beaks desperate to get some food
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Absolutely BEAUTIFUL pics!! I love birds.
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