Bird Watching: A few more shots of my bluebirds, 0 by 2dCousinDave

2dCousinDave wrote:
Taxi, I think I have nine. Seven are birds that I know fledged from the boxes in our yard and a couple more are apparent strangers because they seem unfamiliar with the technique for entering and leaving the feeder cage, and also because the local seven tend to chase them. As the weather gets colder and food and water become more scarce, I expect to see even more.

We had three significant snowfalls last winter and the bluebirds were out there each day at daylight, waiting for me. I had one female that would even fly around to the kitchen window where I was making coffee, and flutter there like a hummingbird until I came out with their breakfast. That's when they seem almost like pets, fluttering all around me. I am sure that they would eat from my hand if I held it still.

I am glad that you enjoy the pictures. I think that I enjoy sharing them as much as I enjoy taking them. For the past several weeks I have been going through the tens of thousands I have taken in the past several years, putting together a collection of my favorites. I am up to almost 300 already and hope to find 500, then put them on a DVD for the North American Bluebird Society and several of the State bluebird societies to use for promotional and educational purposes, such as brochures and Powerpoint slide shows. Here are a few examples: