Male Bluebird with Insect

Almost everyone likes seeing bluebirds. The male bluebird is one of the most beautiful birds with its striking blue feathers. We seem to be getting more and more bluebirds on the North Shore in the last few years

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Baby Bluebirds

These bluebirds are only one day old.

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Male and Female Bluebird Feeding Young

A pair of bluebirds nested nearby our house this year and I was able to watch them feed on several occasions. I set up my blind early in the morning and got photos of both the male and female feeding the young. Both parents share in parental duties.

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Male Bluebird with Worm

Both parents would bring in worms and insects.

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Male Bluebird with Insect

It was hard to get photos of the birds flying in.

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Male Bluebird with Spider

To catch them on camera takes a lot of patience as they move so quickly.

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Male Bluebird coming in to Nest

This male came around the side of the nesting box. To stop his wings in flight I had to take these photos faster than 1000 of a second.

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Last of Four Babies to Fledge

It didn’t take long for the babies to grow and exit the bluebird house to explore a whole new world. I was glad that all four babies survived to fly out of the house. They will still have a tough time for a while as very seldom do all the babies make it to adulthood.

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