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5.29.2011

Resident Bluebirds

Male Bluebird
Female Bluebird

In order to get these photos I set up my tripod on the road and zoomed in on the birdhouse as close as I could. and then I waited. and waited. and waited. When one of the bluebirds landed, I quickly rotated my camera towards it and took a burst of shots. It took me an hour to get the photos I wanted but the time went fast- it was very interesting watching their behaviour. A pair of swallows were trying hard to oust them from their nesting box by swooping in and diving but the bluebirds were determined to not let them have it. If the female bluebird flew off, the male was right there sitting on the box fending off the swallows. My goodness - it's a 'bird-eat-bird' world out there!





Linking up to World Bird Wednesday at 'The Pine River Review'

24 comments:

  1. JoeMay 29, 2011 at 5:53 AM

    The waiting was well worth it. These are great shots.

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  2. DawnTreaderMay 29, 2011 at 6:30 AM

    Oh that's a colourful bird! We don't have those here (I think)

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  3. Jan n JerMay 29, 2011 at 6:33 AM

    Great shots...Our Eastern Blue birds have a spash of red/orang on their chest. Every spring I hope for them to nest in our bird box...but the agressive sparrows always win out!!!

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  4. AnonymousMay 29, 2011 at 6:34 AM

    what a cute bird! great shots!

    Light Trigger

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  5. Gone CountryMay 29, 2011 at 7:36 AM

    I enjoy sitting and waiting for bird shots as well! These photos are great and I like the bird-eat-bird story!

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  6. Evelyn S.May 29, 2011 at 8:40 AM

    Oh, the color is so wonderful! Love that you've captured these beautiful birds.

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  7. Buttons ThoughtsMay 29, 2011 at 9:02 AM

    Oh I love the bluebird these are great shots worth the wait.Beautiful blue. Funny I shot the same kind of house for my photo but a blackbird was sitting on it. B

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  8. AnonymousMay 29, 2011 at 9:18 AM

    Beautiful shots! I love that gorgeous blue color! Well worth the wait to photograph these beautiful birds :) I'm glad they didn't let the swallows bully them away from of their box.

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  9. LindaMay 29, 2011 at 9:54 AM

    your patience sure did pay off!! These are lovely birds - I have never seen one!

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  10. One PhotoMay 29, 2011 at 9:58 AM

    I have never seen a bluebird before, but if anything was ever aptly named then this is it. What an amazing blue!

    Oh my, you certainly had a lot of patience, waiting as you did but it was well worth it. I cannot take a photo of a bird to save my life, they are so very hard to capture. Thank you for sharing these amazing shots.

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  11. AnonymousMay 29, 2011 at 10:10 AM

    These are awesome, and he is certainly blue!

    Thanks so much for sharing your photo with us at YSB. I truly appreciate it!

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  12. AnikaMay 29, 2011 at 12:46 PM

    Such great shots! It really takes a special kind of photographer to get shots of birds-a lot of patience too, eh?? Very pretty!

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  13. AnonymousMay 29, 2011 at 2:59 PM

    Aren't they beautiful birds! Your shots are fabulous!

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  14. FjällripanMay 29, 2011 at 4:52 PM

    Those bluebirds are really amazing!
    Beautiful photos. Have a nice day!

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  15. AnonymousMay 29, 2011 at 8:28 PM

    Beautiful pictures!

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  16. AnonymousMay 30, 2011 at 1:31 AM

    Beautiful series - the blue is so vivid!

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  17. Inger-MMay 31, 2011 at 7:07 PM

    Their blue color is amazing! Great shots!

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  18. TexWisGirlMay 31, 2011 at 9:34 PM

    so BEAUTIFUL!!!

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  19. mickJune 1, 2011 at 12:17 AM

    Great photos of beautiful birds. Nice to be able to watch them chasing off the swallows

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  20. holdingmomentsJune 1, 2011 at 8:10 AM

    Well worth the wait Barb. Lovely shots of this beauty.

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  21. SpringmanJune 1, 2011 at 9:31 AM

    Great job Barb! It takes patients and technique to get superb shots. What a lot of fun!

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  22. theconstantwalkerJune 1, 2011 at 2:12 PM

    A beautifil bird to see...so colourful.

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  23. SondraJune 1, 2011 at 3:42 PM

    IT was well worth the wait--what a beauty! ITs a Mountain Bluebird? Your Blog is so beautiful!!

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  24. Gale WallJune 1, 2011 at 9:36 PM

    Your patience paid off. Great photos.

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