Is it a good thing for swallows to sit under the eaves of my house?

It is a good thing for swallows to nest under the eaves, because swallows generally choose to build nests under the eaves with good ventilation and lighting conditions, and convenient for foraging and flying to raise their offspring.

Swallow, whose scientific name is Barn Swallow, is a collective name for 74 species of birds in the order Passeriformidae. Swallows spend a lot of time catching pests in the air and are one of the most flexible passerines. They mainly feed on insects such as mosquitoes and flies and are well-known as beneficial birds. They build nests in tree holes or crevices, or drill holes on the beach, or stick mud to walls or protrusions of corridors, roofs, eaves, etc. in urban and rural areas to make nests.

Swallows are most willing to be close to humans, and humans love these beneficial birds the most. Generally, they return from the island to farmhouses near farmland (insects) to breed from April to July. Barn swallows nest under the eaves of farmhouses. The nest is mostly made of brought mud and grass stems glued with saliva, and is covered with soft weeds, feathers, rags, etc., as well as some Artemisia annua leaves.

Swallows will choose to build nests under the eaves where ventilation, lighting conditions are good, and it is convenient for foraging and flying to raise their offspring.

Swallows are spiritual. If a family is full of troubles and has a quarrel every three days or every five days, the swallows will avoid it. As the saying goes, "Swallows will not enter the house of sorrow." . There are also sayings like "swallows will not enter evil people's homes" and "swallows will be blinded". It can be seen that the status of swallows in people's minds.

In rural areas, old people will warn their children not to hurt swallows since they were young, and that swallows can live in harmony with people. Swallows often come to live under the eaves of rural houses. Rural people will put a cardboard under the swallow's nest so that the swallow's feces will fall on it. This is to prevent the ground from getting dirty and keep the yard clean. Teacher Liu Yuxi once lamented: "In the old days, the swallows in front of Wang Xietang flew into ordinary people's homes."

Old people say that swallows are auspicious and beneficial birds. Swallows will choose the eaves of others as their homes. If you settle in someone's home, it means that that home will be safe, harmonious, happy, and have good luck. Generally speaking, the feng shui of the house under which the swallows build their nests is good. Swallows are the spirits of heaven and earth, messengers of kindness, messengers of spring, and good friends of mankind.

Extended information:

The scientific name of swallow is barn swallow, which is a collective name for 74 species of birds in the order Passerine and family Swallow. It is small in shape, with narrow wing tips, a concave tail and a short beak, weak and small feet, and not too many feathers. The plumage is solid or metallic blue or green; both sexes are similar in most species.

Swallows spend a lot of time catching pests in the air and are one of the most flexible passerines. They mainly feed on insects such as mosquitoes and flies and are well-known as beneficial birds. They build nests in tree holes or crevices, or drill holes on the beach, or stick mud to walls or protrusions of corridors, roofs, eaves, etc. in urban and rural areas to make nests. Each lays 3 to 7 eggs.