Feb. 20
Huge mixed flock of Red Winged Blackbirds and Brown Headed Cowbirds descended on the yard and feeders each morning for several days. Interestingly, almost all of both species were males. Only saw 2 or 3 females at any time mixed in. This flock was much bigger than it looks, but I couldn't get it all in one shot!
We have a pair of Eastern Bluebirds that have been VERY interested in the nest box out in the front yard. They have been there for weeks, at least once a day checking it out.
March 12
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| Dad in the tree (top center in front of the middle trunk), mom on the house. |
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| Dad |
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| Dad |
Today, March 18, the male and the female were putting on quite a show! She was following him all over the yard and trees, and he was putting on adorable displays of head bowing and wing flapping to impress her! The displays were to quick for me to get a good picture of though.
Then, Crazy Male decided that the needed to check out our windows...or rather, look IN the windows upstairs! I assume he was seeing his own reflection. But he wasn't attacking or flying into the windows, just hovering and then landing! First on to the outside wire, then onto the bedroom window, then to the tree, then to the spare room then back to the wire, and on an on!. It was hilarious, and went on for quite some time!
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| Crazy Male on the wire. |
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| Then to the bedroom window |
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| then to the spare room window |
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| and then back to the bedroom |
Doesn't it just make you wonder what goes on in those little brains......
Wonderful pictures, Lynne...you Lucky Duck!
ReplyDeleteWe have lived here for over 40 years and never had a nesting bluebird pair:(
GG used to have them nest in her box every year, but they stopped coming about 2 years ago. This makes her very sad:( She looked forward to seeing them build their nest every Spring.