Young snake ID please

[MossRoad]

Plus swallows eat a lot of bugs.

 

[Too many Kubotas]

Ha! True, that. But the hay is stored in the loft, where the swallows can't get access. The adults like to build nests in the horse stalls, between the ceiling joists. The horses don't mind.

When the little ones fledge, though, I have to worry that the horses don't inadvertently step on them as they flutter around before the can get to the doors!

In our case, the barn cat does a decent job of decimating the herd of swallows.
And when it's time to close it up for the night, playing Metallica drives them out.

Hey, I'm only relaying info here. I don't go to the barn often, preferring to spend time in or near the garage, which is a swallow free zone.

 

[4Liberty]

Ha! True, that. But the hay is stored in the loft, where the swallows can't get access. The adults like to build nests in the horse stalls, between the ceiling joists. The horses don't mind.

When the little ones fledge, though, I have to worry that the horses don't inadvertently step on them as they flutter around before the can get to the doors!

They eat lots of those biting flies too!