Early in life, I was visited by the bluebird of anxiety
Early in life, I was visited by the bluebird of anxiety
Quotation by Woody Allen
Mountain Bluebird: Have you seen this bird?
The Mountain Bluebird
The Mountain Bluebird (Sialia currucoides) is a medium-sized bird weighing about an ounce,
The Mountain Bluebird is migratory. Their range varies from Mexico in the winter to as far north as Alaska, throughout the western U.S. and Canada.
Identification Tips:
• Length: 6 inches
• Thin bill
• Most often seen in open habitats
Adult male:
• Bright blue plumage; brightest on upperparts
• Lacks any brown coloration
Female:
• Blue wings and tail-duller than male
• Remainder of plumage gray
• Eye ring
Juvenile:
• Blue wings and tail-duller than male
• White eye ring
• Spotted underparts
Similar species:
The Mountain Bluebird is most likely to be confused with other bluebirds. Male Mountain Bluebirds lack any reddish coloration on their underparts unlike Eastern and Western Bluebirds. Females are more difficult to separate. Eastern Bluebirds have a brownish throat and white belly while Mountain Bluebirds have gray throats and bellies.
These birds hover over the ground and fly down to catch insects, also flying from a perch to catch them. They mainly eat insects and berries. They may forage in flocks in winter, when they mainly eat grasshoppers.
Their breeding habitat is open country across western North America, including mountain areas, as far north as Alaska. They nest in pre-existing cavities or in nest boxes. In remote areas, these birds are less affected by competition for natural nesting locations than other bluebirds.
The Mountain Bluebird is the state bird of Idaho and Nevada.
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The bluebird carries the sky…
The bluebird carries the sky on its back
A Henry David Thoreau quotation
Identify this bird
This bird is well named, for he has a coat of the purest, richest, and most gorgeous blue on back, wings, and tail. There is no North American bird that better deserves the name. There is no other that flashes before our eyes so much brilliant blue. It has been said that he carries on his back the blue of heaven and the rich brown of the freshly turned earth on his breast.
These birds are seen more or less in winter over so much of their breeding range that the spring migration is not easily traced. Probably there is a gradual northward trend throughout all the winter range, with periodical retreats and advances influenced by weather changes.
This bird may lay anywhere from three to seven eggs to a set. It is a persistent egg layer. If a set of eggs is taken, another will be laid within a very short time.
The bluebird carries the sky on its back
By Henry David Thoreau
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