Bluebird
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16×20 acrylic
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When you find her, follow her in her flight to a world of joy… Fractal made in Apophysis. / A larger version of this image is available here
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This bluebird nest has two tiny eggs (not much larger than dimes); the mama will lay five eggs and then begin to incubate them. She will have three clutches of babies throughout the spring and summer mating season. Such fun to watch! Happy Easter to all my Red Bubble friends!
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Today my friend Shilohlin and I went on an adventure into Rocky Mountain National Park. One of the first sights we saw was this beautiful Mountain Bluebird. I felt so honored to see him, as they are becoming more rare due to the decline of their nesting habitat. My immediate thought was, ‘ahh….the bluebird of happiness’..... Bluebird reminds us that we are born to be happy and inspires us to take more time to enjoy ourselves….wow, was that loud and clear to me! I have been struggling with balancing my energy lately…giving so much away and not leaving any for play time for me…..so I smiled inside, knowing that the Mountain Bluebird had brought a message I really needed to hear…..I took it to heart, let go of my ‘to-do list’ and did indeed enjoy myself today!!!
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It was taken in my backyard in the village of Orwell Hill, PA on 10/10/2008. My camera was a Canon Rebel XTi with a Canon 70-200mm lens and a circular ploarizer. /
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Fractal made in Apophysis. This image is a larger version of one already in my gallery – about 4200×4200 pixels. / A smaller card size version is available here
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The bluebird’s house was covered with snow here in the Deep South and he was none too happy! Last summer, he settled down here thinking it would be temperate and sunny all year through, but it just wasn’t so. “Hey, I demand a refund!” the disgruntled fellow snapped to whoever was willing to listen. (Postscript: this image is dedicated to Jesika who inspired me to try my hand at relocation! Thanks, Jesika; this is way too much fun! Hope you don’t mind my borrowing your technique).
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A Blue Jay posing on a tree limb. † MERRY CHRISTMAS †
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As the cold weather has seeped in, I’m spending more time indoors instead of out and I’m going through old photos I took in the past year. I came across this one of a male Eastern bluebird with cricket in beak. By the end of the summer, he was starting to look a bit ragged from having raised three clutches of babies. I thought I’d give him a makeover with the Orton effect, something experimental for me. So here’s Mr. Dreamy Bluebird; hope you like him. Please view larger.
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I took this photo of a male Eastern bluebird with a skink in its bill several years ago. Originally, it was a landscape shot which cut too close to the top of the bird’s head so I reworked it into portrait mode, changed the background, and added the dry brush filter to give it a different look from the original. So, for those of you who have seen “Bluebird with Skink,” here’s another version of the same shot. Regardless of which version you prefer, you’ve got to give this little bird credit for landing a big one! He astounded me with the catch when he lit on the bluebird box with THIS in his beak for the babies’ lunch, his lunch, or both! What a hunter! The Eastern bluebird, once endangered, has made a dramatic comeback through the installation of bluebird houses along bluebird trails. These lovely little creatures are cavity nesters whose existence was threatened with the loss of trees through land clearing for development. Today, the bluebird is thriving thanks to the many boxes that have been placed through both private and public endeavors. I have had the pleasure of having these birds inhabit my property for well over ten years now; I look forward to many more years of their neighborly presence.
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It’s too cold to take pictures today so I’m going through some old shots; came across this one, a close cousin to one I posted months ago, but I couldn’t resist sharing Mr. Beautiful with everyone in this different pose.
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Bluebirds start building their nests in mid February here in southern Louisiana; one pair has finished construction and the female is now incubating five lovely blue eggs. These birds are such little beauties; I never tire of watching them.
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Mid March is when we start looking for the returning Mountain Bluebirds (Sialia currucoides) and what a welcome sight they are; for me, they mean it’s finally spring. This year they were right on target with the first ones seen just after St. Patrick’s Day. Canon 40D, Canon 100-400 IS lens, f 5.6, 1/500, focal length 400mm. Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Featured in Canon DSLR Group, June 2009… thanks so much!
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Something special for Easter… The background I made from images at sxc.hu fairiegoodmother.deviantart.com / hatestock.deviantart.com / shoofly-stock.deviantart.com / eirian-stock.deviantart.com
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I took an early morning walk yesterday, to enjoy the beauty of the sun and the snow, between a couple of snowstorms. I was surprised to encounter a bunch of Mountain Bluebirds, sitting in a tree next to the trail. What even more surprised me, was how close they let me come. This image is cropped a little, so I could get the bird off center. / Golden, Colorado / Nikon D80, 70-300 mm lens, circular polarizer filter / f/5.6, 1/500 sec, ISO 800, focal length 300 mm
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A female Eastern bluebird is all puffed up and fluffy; looks like an old-fashioned powder puff in a lady’s boudoir! I took this photo on my patio. According to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, “The Eastern Bluebird is a small thrush with a big, rounded head, large eye, plump body, and alert posture. The wings are long, but the tail and legs are fairly short. The bill is short and straight. Male Eastern Bluebirds are vivid, deep blue above and rusty or brick-red on the throat and breast. Blue in birds always depends on the light, and males often look plain gray-brown from a distance. Females are grayish above with bluish wings and tail, and a subdued orange-brown breast. Eastern Bluebirds perch erect on wires, posts, and low branches in open country, scanning the ground for prey. They feed by dropping to the ground onto insects or, in fall and winter, by perching on fruiting trees to gulp down berries. Bluebirds commonly use nest boxes as well as old woodpecker holes. Eastern Bluebirds live in meadows and openings surrounded by trees that offer suitable nest holes. With the proliferation of nest boxes and bluebird trails, bluebirds are now a common sight along roads, field edges, golf courses, and other open areas.” Information above provided at the following address: / http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Eastern_Bluebird/id
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Acrylic,pen,and pencil on board
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This is an older image of a male Eastern bluebird which I’ve enhanced with background work. Just playing around on a Saturday morning!
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The Eastern bluebirds are amazing me this mating season. They are into nest number FOUR! They usually have three a season, but one of their broods met with foul play so I suppose they’re making up for it with an extra long summer of child rearing! The middle of August is extremely hot in southern Louisiana, so these little troopers are really looking ragged from all the hunting and delivering of goods to the nesting box. Here’s one of the pair, I think the female, with a grub worm for the nestlings. For some reason, their plumage is not as brilliant as in years past so it’s kind of hard to tell the male from the female as they are both looking pretty washed out! Can’t blame them with all that flurry of activity in this hot, humid climate. Eastern bluebird is officially sialia sialis; they are cavity dwellers. Their numbers were dangerously reduced due to clearing of woods and thickets for development. Thanks to the American Bluebird Society and the introduction of nesting boxes, they have made a wonderful comeback. The bluebirds have been nesting in my yard for over ten years now, and I love them dearly. They make excellent neighbors! They first started in a box well away from my house, but they have taken a liking to one right on my patio, so our encounters are frequent and close-up!
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Mountain Bluebird’s were fairly abundant in southern Alberta this summer.
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The male Eastern bluebird has a cobalt blue back, a russet breast, and an elongated black beak. One of its characteristic moves is the wing wave which it uses to communicate with its mate. Typically, Eastern bluebirds begin nesting in the Deep South where I live around February. The male scopes out the nesting box, lingering at the opening and inviting the female to have a look. If she approves, nesting begins as the female imports pine straw and other such materials to form into a teacup shaped nest in the box. Then, the egg laying process begins, as the female lays one egg a day for five days. After the fifth egg is laid, she incubates the eggs. Not until the babies hatch does the male take on a more active role, delivering grub worms, crickets, grasshoppers, and other such delicacies to the hungry hatchlings. He and his mate repeat the process three times each mating season, bringing approximately fifteen new bluebirds into the world each spring/summer. The summer was grueling this year and one of the clutches was lost to the excessive heat, but little Daddy bluebird and little Mama bluebird made up for the loss but building another nest in August, way past the time they are usually at work rearing youngsters. It was tough, but they stuck it out and at least two or three chicks fledged from the late summer nest.
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This juvenile bluebird is in the process of feathering out; its russet breast feathers make me think this is a male. He was certainly enjoying a bath on a warm September afternoon and twittering excitedly as I watched in delight.
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