Mountain Bluebird female
Here comes dessert!
A change from a world of white
A touch of blue
Gathering lunch for his babies
They're back : )
Mountain Bluebird female
Bluebird bling
Tiny spider with a death wish
Mountain Bluebird with food for his babies
A beautiful catch
Hard working Dad
Mountain Bluebird male / Sialia currucoides
Mountain Bluebird male / Sialia currucoides
Mountain Bluebird male
Mountain Bluebird female
Mountain Bluebird male
Mountain Bluebird male / Sialia currucoides
Mountain Bluebird female / Sialia currucoides
Mountain Bluebird male
Mountain Bluebird
Mountain Bluebird with food for his babies
Mountain Bluebird with Red-winged Grasshopper
A country scene
A touch of blue
Mountain Bluebird with food for her babies
Collecting food for his babies
Showing off all his "bling"
A slight touch of blue
A nest box to match
A house to match
Mountain Bluebird male
Female Mountain Bluebird with lunch for her babies
A touch of blue
Joy for a deep-freeze day
A mountain Bluebird with 'bling'
Bluebird memories
A bright splash of blue in August
Nest-building Dad
Collecting food for her babies
Mountain Bluebird fledgling
A second's rest, together
Beautiful wings of a female Mountain Bluebird
Such good parents
I think he caught a beautiful Tiger Moth : )
Almost ready to fledge
Female Mountain Bluebird / Sialia currucoides
Lots of 'bling'
A house to match
01 Spic and span
A little eye-catcher
Mountain Bluebird protecting her nest box
Mountain Bluebird from three years ago
Food for his babies
Mountain Bluebird
Mountain Bluebirds have no blue pigment
A snack for his babies
Four more months to wait
From the archives
Bluebird of happiness
Mountain Bluebird male
Mountain Bluebird nest with eggs
Mountain Bluebird female
Blue and banded
A snack that is sure to tickle
Almost time to fledge
Collecting supper for her babies
Love these little guys
The art of building a nest
Time for nest building
Memories of last summer
Throat-tickling supper
An over the shoulder look
One less Grasshopper in the world
Feeling blue
Sharing her catch
A different kind of perch
Little Bluebird on a snowy day
Keeping an eye on those pesky Tree Swallows
A matching stripe
Beautiful catch
Juicy snack for his babies
Mountain Bluebird from my archives
Suppertime catch
A joy to see
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Mountain Bluebird
Another smoky day here in Calgary, so it has to be another day at home with windows closed. The air quality today is expected to reach High Risk. I really hope that rain will arrive soon to help the firefighters in British Columbia and in Alberta, too! So much devastation.
In Bluebirds, the blue colour is produced by the structure of the feather - there is no blue pigment. "Tiny air pockets in the barbs of feathers can scatter incoming light, resulting in a specific, non-iridescent color. Blue colors in feathers are almost always produced in this manner. Examples include the blue feathers of Bluebirds, Indigo Buntings, Blue Jay's and Steller's Jays."
www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Mountain_Bluebird/id
www.jstor.org/discover/pgs/index?id=10.2307/4077277&i...
What a great day our group of four people had on 28 May 2017, taking part in the annual May Species Count. We travelled in just one car, which worked out well. On the 2016 May Species Count, we had been unable to find a Great Gray Owl, but then I drove back to the area the next day, and found two of them. No matter how many times I see one of these owls and no matter how many hundreds/thousands of photos I've taken of them, each owl is just as exciting as the very first. So, it was a thrill on 28 May to see one of these spectacular owls.
This Count's owl was on a fence post when we first saw it. As is usually the case with these owls, it was focused on finding a Meadow Vole for a snack and in fact did catch one while I was watching. It moved to a few different fence posts in its search. Once it had caught its prey, it ate it there, down on the ground - with its back to us, of course. I was kind of hoping it would fly back up to the fence with it, but it didn't.
While I was taking photos, various people came along the road, a couple in cars, but most were cyclists out for a long ride on such a beautiful, sunny day. The owl basically ignored everyone, giving just a quick glance at us every once in a while. Their concentration never fails to leave me in awe.
My small group found 72 species of bird on this 2017 Count - amazing, really. Three pairs of great eyes - plus me : ) Part of our Count covers some of my favourite roads, so it is not surprising that I enjoy it so much. Once the Count had finished, I drove a few of the roads again on my way home, mainly focusing on two pairs of Mountain Bluebirds that I had enjoyed watching last year. The male in this photo has four different bands on its legs, more than one usually sees. Needless to say, I went home feeling very happy after a long day of birding, and oh, so tired!
In Bluebirds, the blue colour is produced by the structure of the feather - there is no blue pigment. "Tiny air pockets in the barbs of feathers can scatter incoming light, resulting in a specific, non-iridescent color. Blue colors in feathers are almost always produced in this manner. Examples include the blue feathers of Bluebirds, Indigo Buntings, Blue Jay's and Steller's Jays."
www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Mountain_Bluebird/id
www.jstor.org/discover/pgs/index?id=10.2307/4077277&i...
What a great day our group of four people had on 28 May 2017, taking part in the annual May Species Count. We travelled in just one car, which worked out well. On the 2016 May Species Count, we had been unable to find a Great Gray Owl, but then I drove back to the area the next day, and found two of them. No matter how many times I see one of these owls and no matter how many hundreds/thousands of photos I've taken of them, each owl is just as exciting as the very first. So, it was a thrill on 28 May to see one of these spectacular owls.
This Count's owl was on a fence post when we first saw it. As is usually the case with these owls, it was focused on finding a Meadow Vole for a snack and in fact did catch one while I was watching. It moved to a few different fence posts in its search. Once it had caught its prey, it ate it there, down on the ground - with its back to us, of course. I was kind of hoping it would fly back up to the fence with it, but it didn't.
While I was taking photos, various people came along the road, a couple in cars, but most were cyclists out for a long ride on such a beautiful, sunny day. The owl basically ignored everyone, giving just a quick glance at us every once in a while. Their concentration never fails to leave me in awe.
My small group found 72 species of bird on this 2017 Count - amazing, really. Three pairs of great eyes - plus me : ) Part of our Count covers some of my favourite roads, so it is not surprising that I enjoy it so much. Once the Count had finished, I drove a few of the roads again on my way home, mainly focusing on two pairs of Mountain Bluebirds that I had enjoyed watching last year. The male in this photo has four different bands on its legs, more than one usually sees. Needless to say, I went home feeling very happy after a long day of birding, and oh, so tired!
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