The Boys
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These are the two male Bluebirds that hatched in my backyard birdhouse earlier this year. When they were young, they liked to hang-out with me on the patio as you see here. I’m hoping one or both will return in the spring to start a family of their own.
Western Bluebirds are small thrushes that usually perch upright. They are stocky with thin, straight bills and fairly short tails.
Male Western Bluebirds are shiny blue above with rust-orange extending from a vest on the breast onto the upper back. Females are gray-buff with a pale orange wash on the breast and blue tints to the wings and tail. The throat is blue in males and gray-buff in females, and the lower belly is whitish.
Western Bluebirds hunt for terrestrial insects by dropping to the ground from a low perch. They also feed on berries in trees.
(Nikon, 500mm + TC 1.4, 1/1000 @ f/5.6, ISO 1100)
The Boys
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These are the two male Bluebirds that hatched in my backyard birdhouse earlier this year. When they were young, they liked to hang-out with me on the patio as you see here. I’m hoping one or both will return in the spring to start a family of their own.
Western Bluebirds are small thrushes that usually perch upright. They are stocky with thin, straight bills and fairly short tails.
Male Western Bluebirds are shiny blue above with rust-orange extending from a vest on the breast onto the upper back. Females are gray-buff with a pale orange wash on the breast and blue tints to the wings and tail. The throat is blue in males and gray-buff in females, and the lower belly is whitish.
Western Bluebirds hunt for terrestrial insects by dropping to the ground from a low perch. They also feed on berries in trees.
(Nikon, 500mm + TC 1.4, 1/1000 @ f/5.6, ISO 1100)