empty nest

[SelkirkAlex]

I went out to the garage to take a picture of the swallow family who have been squatting there this summer.

I was quite surprised to find an empty nest, mixed reactions, relief that my mobility scooter would no longer be a mobile guano pile, promptly followed by a nervous look at the sky, checking for the coming winter,

[Snoop Puss]

Yes, ours have departed early this year. They'd normally be around for another few weeks. I've seen lots of fledglings just sitting in the middle of paths and roads, uncertain what to do. This is a first. Very odd and very sad.