Might take a few, but, like the millions-strong Mexican free-tailed bat colony of Bracken Cave, TX, predators get a "few" of them, but their losses are insignificant. Any bees lost to purple martins won't be significant. And, too, purple martins feed a lot higher in the sky than do tree and barn swallows, which generally fly just above the ground, or, at most, a couple of hundred feet high. As the largest swallows, martins need big meals for themselves and their young. So, there again, unless they happen to encounter a honey bee and take it as an easy meal, they won't pay them much mind.
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That's so awesome. I'd love to be his helper 😊
I need to find a way to get purple martins air dropped into my backyard account. Lol😂😂😂❤❤ gotta love them martins
Beautiful😀
I would like to have purple martins at my house but I have a question. I’m a beekeeper, would the martins eat my bees?
Might take a few, but, like the millions-strong Mexican free-tailed bat colony of Bracken Cave, TX, predators get a "few" of them, but their losses are insignificant. Any bees lost to purple martins won't be significant. And, too, purple martins feed a lot higher in the sky than do tree and barn swallows, which generally fly just above the ground, or, at most, a couple of hundred feet high. As the largest swallows, martins need big meals for themselves and their young. So, there again, unless they happen to encounter a honey bee and take it as an easy meal, they won't pay them much mind.