BIRD BATH!

[elleng]

[alfredo]

1. Nice. Two Eastern Bluebirds, and two Cedar Waxwings.

[Curmudgeoness]

2. That second Eastern Bluebird looks like a Robin to me.

But you are right, that is really nice to see.

[alfredo]

4. It's a female, and yes it looks like cross between a European and American Robin

[Curmudgeoness]

5. Interesting. I never noticed

that the bluebird and the robin both have red breasts and a white eye ring.

[alfredo]

6. They are both Thrushes.

[Curmudgeoness]

3. How cool is that! nt

[Major Nikon]

7. I have a bluebird house in my backyard and a bird bath

It's really nice to sit out and watch a bluebird pair take their fledglings out for a dip in the pool.

[elleng]

8. THAT is COOL!

Wait til next spring!!!

[Major Nikon]

9. It's hit and miss whether I get a clutch or not each year

If I do, usually it's in February or March when they first arrive and sometimes I get a second one after the first moves out, but some years I get none. I've gotten a pair to move in the last 3 years, so I think I have some repeat customers.

[elleng]

10. Nice!

We have osprey nests here, and last spring/summer we watched for littluns, saw parents roosting, but only saw the 'babies' when they were 'teenagers' due to our perspective; couldn't see INTO the nest, which is/was on roof of boat house at the creek.

[Major Nikon]

11. The great thing about bluebirds is they will happily nest in a residential yard

All they need is for the homeowner to provide a box and to run out the house sparrows. I've never gotten any great pictures of them because although they will allow you to get pretty close, the range is still outside my camera equipment. I could set up a makeshift blind easily enough, but I'm content just to watch them from my backyard.