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western bluebird

  1. western bluebird

    western bluebird

    Hovering into a headwind, this little hunter uses the same technique as kites, terns and kestrels.
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    • Category: North America
  2. Western Bluebird - Dark Eyed Junco

    Western Bluebird - Dark Eyed Junco

    A couple species hanging out for a spell.
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    • dark-eyed junco western bluebird
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    • Category: North America
  3. On the fence

    On the fence

    Western bluebird had somewhere to go.
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    • Category: North America
  4. WEBL

    WEBL

    One of my favourite bird acronyms, this one. Shame it was sitting on the bonnet of my blue-grey rental car and not on a "wed twuck".
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    • sialia mexicana western bluebird
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    • Category: North America
  5. Western Bluebird (juvenile)

    Western Bluebird (juvenile)

    Western Blue Bird (Sialia mexicana bairdi) juvenile.
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    • Category: North America
  6. Hello World! — Western Bluebird

    Hello World! — Western Bluebird

    This juvenile Western Bluebird visited me today and took a dip in the bath. I hesitate to guess the gender as the girls and boys look much alike at this young age. I hope she/he avoids danger and lives long and prospers. Good luck. https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Western_Bluebird/overview
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    • california san diego sialia mexicana western bluebird
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    • Category: North America
  7. So Pretty — Western Bluebird

    So Pretty — Western Bluebird

    Today was in the high eighties and I think the open beak was to help this pretty boy stay cool. https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Western_Bluebird/overview
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    • california san diego sialia mexicana western bluebird
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    • Category: North America
  8. All Wet — Western Bluebird

    All Wet — Western Bluebird

    These bluebirds don’t peck at the seeds I offer but enjoy the water bath. https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Western_Bluebird/overview
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    • california san diego sialia mexicana western bluebird
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    • Category: North America
  9. Western Bluebird

    Western Bluebird

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    • sialia mexicana western bluebird
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    • Category: North America
  10. Western Bluebird

    Western Bluebird

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    • sialia mexicana western bluebird
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    • Category: North America
  11. Western Bluebird

    Western Bluebird

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    • sialia mexicana western bluebird
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    • Category: North America
  12. Western Bluebird

    Western Bluebird

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    • Category: North America
  13. Western Bluebird

    Western Bluebird

    This male posed on a wire near our hawk watching site. In many areas, this species has declined because of nest site competition from introduced European Starlings, but the bluebirds seem to be increasing locally as they continue to adapt to residential areas. Although monogamous, genetic...
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    • california sialia mexicana usa western bluebird
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    • Category: North America
  14. Western Bluebird — adoring eyes for brother

    Western Bluebird — adoring eyes for brother

    Possibly boy girl siblings from this spring's clutch.
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    • Category: North America
  15. Eyeliner

    Eyeliner

    A detailed close-up of a Western Bluebird, a favorite of mine to shoot, they allow you to get much closer than most other birds.
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    • california sialia mexicana usa wester blue bird western bluebird
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    • Category: North America
  16. Western Bluebird

    Western Bluebird

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    • british columbia canada okanagan valley sialia mexicana western bluebird
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    • Category: North America
  17. Western bluebird.jpg

    Western bluebird.jpg

    A Western bluebird perched on a rusty post, catching insects. The males are one of the most colorful birds in the western United States.
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    • nevada sialia mexicana usa western bluebird
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    • Category: North America
  18. maleblue.jpg

    maleblue.jpg

    Stunning male bluebird.
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    • california mojave narrows regional park sialia mexicana usa western bluebird
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    • Category: North America
  19. Western Bluebird

    Western Bluebird

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  20. WesternBluebird.jpg

    WesternBluebird.jpg

    Sheltering from the wind on a winters day in Southern California.
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  21. Western Bluebird

    Western Bluebird

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  22. Bluebird 3.JPG

    Bluebird 3.JPG

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    • arizona sialia mexicana western bluebird
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  23. Another youngster

    Another youngster

    Seems to have been a fairly good year for the Western Bluebirds.
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    • Category: North America
  24. Young Westerner

    Young Westerner

    My sister-in-law is in charge of a project that's monitoring breeding colonies of sea- and shorebirds. Last summer was rather catastrophic: a heat wave cooked pretty much all the eggs. Some birds renested, but the Murres simply gave up and left. Apparently woodland birds fared better, though. We...
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    • Category: North America
  25. Youngster

    Youngster

    Another young WEBL. This one had us a bit confused, what with the pale brest and reddish belly. Adult male WEBLs have the opposite - red vest over pale belly. Then we got close enough to notice the streaking on breast and back, from which we figured this was an immature male, in the process of...
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    • Comments: 9
    • Category: North America
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