Bluebird
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I found a fairly large flock of these bluebirds that had still not migrated south. They had stopped for a drink at a local lake. The lake was mostly frozen but they found little melted spots.
Happy National Bird Day!
My first sighting of a Mountain Bluebird this year.
Beaverhill County. Alberta.
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Listened to Anne Murray this morning while I processed photos.
"A Little Good News" is a song recorded by Canadian recording artist Anne Murray. It was released in September 1983 as the lead single from the album of the same name. The song was Anne Murray's seventh #1 hit on the Billboard country chart.
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The Western Bluebird at Bath-time !!
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.
Bluebirds are highly social, and usually feed in flocks during the non-breeding season. They hunt for terrestrial insects by dropping to the ground from a low perch. Western Bluebirds also frequently feed on berries in trees. Western Bluebirds rely on trees both for nesting cavities and hunting perches, and also perch on fences and utility lines.
(Nikon, 500 mm + TC 1.4, 1/1600 @ f/7.1 ISO 6400, edited to taste)
This lovely bluebird visited my yard today. He found something yummy in my yard. Thank each of you for the visit!
eastern bluebird......not sure where they have gone this year, normally in my area of the midwest I see several and yet this year haven't seen a one !
Wikipedia: The eastern bluebird (Sialia sialis) is a small North American migratory thrush found in open woodlands, farmlands, and orchards.
The bright-blue breeding plumage of the male, easily observed on a wire or open perch, makes this species a favorite of birders. It is the state bird of Missouri and New York.
Conservation status: Least Concern
Wikipedia: The eastern bluebird (Sialia sialis) is a small North American migratory thrush found in open woodlands, farmlands, and orchards.
The bright-blue breeding plumage of the male, easily observed on a wire or open perch, makes this species a favorite of birders. It is the state bird of Missouri and New York.
Conservation status: Least Concern
Mountain Bluebird
"Male Mountain Bluebirds lend a bit of cerulean sparkle to open habitats across much of western North America. You may spot these cavity-nesters flitting between perches in mountain meadows, in burned or cut-over areas, or where prairie meets forest—especially in places where people have provided nest boxes. Unlike many thrushes, Mountain Bluebirds hunt insects from perches or while on the wing, at times resembling a tiny American Kestrel with their long wings, hovering flight, and quick dives."
Info from allaboutbirds.com
Busy female Bluebird !
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These guys are so beautiful, it's almost a religious experience when I see one. (Shot through a dirty windshield).
Mr. B (Eastern Bluebird) and the goldfinches. There were several goldfinches traveling with the bluebirds a couple of days ago. I imagine I will be seeing a lot more goldfinches in the days to come. They don't usually stick around for the winter. Some simply drop by as they are passing through during the fall and spring migration seasons.
Have a wonderful Holiday season and happy snapping.
Bluebirds have been nesting in the same area for a number of years, I am not sure if it is the same pair keep returning back or they spread the word around about our province as a habitat of choice among bluebirds. This pair hung around for sometime and was very cooperative.
Male Mountain Bluebird ("Sialia currucoides") in the aspen parkland region east of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
28 June, 2011.
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My first and perhaps last time trying this technique (so time consuming!) I want to acknowledge texture artists that have inspired me to give this technique a try. Pat, Rrea, Jules, and Christina are friends and there are others but these four are brilliant at this type of post processing. Thank you for your lovely photo art!
Happy Texture Tuesday!
Be well dear friends and thank you for visiting!!
One more pic of this guy-- hopefully not the last. I've been hearing him around the neighborhood and may have spotted a second one in the area, so-- fingers crossed-- maybe he'll find a nearby spot to raise a family. Our neighborhood has been losing many of its large oaks trees over the past decade or so, and perhaps the upside to that is having more suitable bluebird habitat.
Mountain Bluebird (Sialia currucoides) resting near an artificial nest box on the prairie landscape east of Tofield, Alberta, Canada.
10 May, 2023.
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