Category: Thrushes
A Two Attack Morning
Male Mountain Bluebird And Progress With His Natural Nest Cavity
I have something in common with this hard working bluebird and his mate – home improvements.
A Contemplative Bluebird
It isn’t Rodin’s The Thinker but it still makes me wonder what birds might think about.
Mountain Bluebirds At And Near Their Nest Cavity
A more comprehensive look at the Mountain Blubird pair near their nest cavity in the mountains.
Male Mountain Bluebird And His Mate, sorta…
I don’t see a photo like this one every day and I look at an enormous number of bird photographs.
Mountain Bluebirds At A Natural Nest Cavity
I look for Mountain Bluebirds nesting in natural cavities every spring but rarely find them. Yesterday I finally did but the shooting was tough.
Copycats – Townsend’s Solitaire and Loggerhead Shrike
A Persistent And Acrobatic Townsend’s Solitaire In Pursuit Of A Meal
Male Mountain Bluebird In Flight (plus a lesson in sharpness)
Townsend’s Solitaire – A Super Picky Eater
In fact, the solitaire demonstrated his fussiness about food on two separate occasions and in two different ways.
Male Mountain Bluebird And Fledglings
Cornell’s Birds of North America Online calls Mountain Bluebirds one of the most sublime songbirds in North America and I agree. The cerulean blue of the male is simply spectacular and females and juveniles show some of it too.
Mountain Bluebirds – Presumably A Mated Pair
It’s been a long time since I’ve been able to get decent shots of Mountain Bluebirds so it was great fun to photograph both a male and a female in the Wasatch Mountains yesterday morning.
A Western Bluebird Pick-me-up
I don’t remember seeing a Western Bluebird since I was a kid in Montana 60+ years ago.
Why Birds Are The Colors They Are
As a bird photographer the beautiful colors of birds are almost as important to me as they are to the birds themselves.