Bird Watching: More Bluebird Happenings , 1 by 2dCousinDave

2dCousinDave wrote:
My new adult female. She's been hanging around since last Saturday but still doesn't understand how to get into the meal worm feeder cage. (Or maybe she does but she is just leery of Papa because he chases her whenever he sees her). She seems determined, however and he may accept her once the youngsters are weaned. Several of them are coming to the feeder on their own and he stands back while they enter and feed themselves. But he is still taking large mouthfuls to the trees, too, so I guess there are at least a couple that he is still feeding.

As you can see, the new female is well into her moult. Papa is shaggy and scroungy looking but he really hasn't started to moult yet.