Entries Tagged as 'Eastern Bluebird'
Bluebirds in Autumn
November 14th, 2008 · No Comments
There’s nothing like North Carolina in the fall. Fellow NC bird blogger Dave sent over his shot of this gorgeous Eastern bluebird posing against the peaking crimson foliage in his neighborhood. I hadn’t seen any bluebirds for a few weeks—pretty much all through October—but suddenly they’re out there again, singing and splashing in my birdbath, [...]
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North Carolina: Now With More Blue
November 6th, 2008 · 6 Comments
AP Calls NC for Obama
Now will CNN color in our state on its flashy map? It’s like a paint-by-number that’s aaaalmost done. Or like when Josh sings a song but stops before the last line. Maddening!
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Rare Juvenile Three-Headed Bluebird
August 12th, 2008 · 6 Comments
The rarest of the rare: the juvenile three-headed Eastern bluebird. This odd beast visited the yard late in the afternoon, eagerly following its blazing-blue father through the trees. I was lucky to grab a quick shot of it when it stopped for a moment in a pine by the shed. By the time I squeezed [...]
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Reader Pics: Bluebird Nestlings From Dave
July 26th, 2008 · 4 Comments
All together now: Awwwwwww! Dave from Holly Springs, NC, sent in this shot of a trio of eight-day-old bluebird nestlings, taken on June 18. If this cool video on his blog is any indication, Dave is the Bluebird Whisperer, having coaxed them to take mealworms right from the palm of his hand! Josh likes to [...]
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Have You Seen the Bluebird Gallery?
June 10th, 2008 · 2 Comments
I’m hoping that posting this bluebird slideshow (after the jump) will serve as a kind of rain dance for the now-vacant nestbox. (Still figuring out this slideshow plugin; please forgive some wonky photo cropping/stretching.) The house wrens fledged last week and haven’t returned for another round (yet).
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