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April 10, 2010

Mountain Bluebirds

Above: Male Mountain Bluebird (Sialia currucoides).

The Mountain Bluebirds are back. I've seen a few flitting around the fields recently, but this is the first half-decent shot I've managed to snap of them this year. The colors of these birds is really hard to describe. But, imagine looking outside for 9 months and seeing nothing but snow and then one day, this guy shows up. The color on this bird has not been altered in any way. This the exact color of the bird as the camera captured it this morning.

Categories: Photos, Birds

Posted by Rob Kiser on April 10, 2010 at 10:31 AM

Comments

gorgeous. now are those the mountain or the western bluebirds? they should call them electric bluebirds...

Posted by: Rosemary Sargent on April 10, 2010 at 7:48 PM

This is the Mountain Bluebird. The Western Bluebird has reddish brown breast.

Posted by: Rob Kiser on April 10, 2010 at 11:55 PM

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