I am very excited that this bluebird and his mate are building a nest in my bluebird box for the first time in about three years. The Carolina wrens have always beat them to it. I made a few changes to the surrounding area that might have made a difference. I moved my bird feeder from my balcony to a spot near this nesting box and the bluebirds are enjoying perching atop the tall shepherd's hook to look for insects. I took this photo from inside the house with my telephoto lens on my Nikon. They perch here also looking for insects to eat themselves and feed their young after they hatch,
I also moved this tall chicken planter to the flower bed in front of the bluebird box where my poppies were last year. The female bluebird pulled a lot of the Spanish moss out from under this clay hen to "feather" her nest and I thought that was a good sign she was moving in and would soon lay her blue eggs. Fingers crossed for baby bluebirds once again. You know I love them so! Bluebirds are also perching all over this fancy wire plant stand to look for insects in the grass.
I took down this birdhouse and replaced it with the one with a copper roof. This is one of my bluebirds on an older post. I always thought this birdhouse was too small but I still have it and plan to put it up again in a different location on my property.
This is one of my bluebird photos from a post in 2009. As you can see, I sometimes add more photos to an existing post rather than make a totally new one. I started out with bluebirds last night and this morning they are still on my mind.
Listen to the birdsong of the Eastern Bluebird on YouTube.
My dog friend Missy is staying with me for three days and she settled right in. This is her second long weekend with me and the weather is perfect for our walks. I honestly don't know how people with dogs managed during the long winter with two feet of snow on the ground for so long. I guess I must be fair-weather dog person.
5 comments:
So happy to hear you have a pair of bluebirds. They're so much fun to watch and I like their birdsong too. Fingers crossed for baby birds!
I'm glad you have Missy there as your company! she sounds like a real sweetie pie.
and that bluebird is SO beautiful! I wish we had them here.
I've never seen one in real life. thanks for sharing. XO
Pam -- I honestly have no idea what their birdsong sounds like but I will go to Cornell Labs and listen. I added a two more bluebird pics to this post. I am very hopeful about the bluebird family that's coming soon.
xo, Rosemary
tammy j -- Yes, Missy is the sweetest dog and so well behaved! She's a pleasure to have around. You probably have Western Bluebirds that have a different body shape.
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Western_Bluebird/id
xo, Rosemary
Pam -- I found some excellent soundbites of birdsong by bluebirds on YouTube that I added to this post. Thanks for the idea.
xo, Rosemary
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