The first time I ever saw this bird I was walking in a park and just had to stand still and think, was it really that blue as I thought it was?! Loved it! The Eastern Bluebird. I just recently looked up their Latin name and that is even prettier. The sialia sialis. That has a ring to it, don’t you think?
It has been hard to get a nice photo of these flying blue beauties. Some quick shots when I was lucky to find one taking a restl in a tree for a bit when I was walking here and there. Until last week….
A friend has an Eastern Bluebird nest in his yard and we staked out by it. Such a great experience. To have the camera ready and just wait…… Such a luxury!
The nesting box is specially made for Bluebirds. All conform to their likings and such.
The male and female were flying back and forward a lot to feed the young ones with all sorts of food in their beak.
Here’s the female with all sorts of creepy crawlers to feed her kids with.
Dad just had an eye for finding worms. Such a beautiful thing to see from that close.
Love the shadow from the spider in her beak, which was very much alive by the way….
Dad had some cool moves flying in and out of their nest. What beautiful and striking birds! And what a joy to just sit down and watch them feed their five little ones for a while.
Beautiful shots. The blue is so bright and intriguing. And your story crafted around the photos is nice too. Well done 🙂
Thank you! They are beautiful birds.
I’m lost for words. These are amazing shots. I love the one with the bluebird half in/half out of the box! Thanks for sharing
Thank you and you’re welcome.
Beautiful pictures! And what a beautiful bird, also! That colour is just spectacular.
Thanks Jaqueline. Yes I know, the color is just unreal! They are such eyecatchers, had a great time watching and making photos of them.
Hallo Petra
Bedankt voor de mooie foto’s we genieten en dagelijks van,hoe is het met jullie?
Ik zat elke keer op je Petra blog te kijken maar dat staat al een tijdje stil,sinds vorige week op je euro photo graphics site aangemeld.
Er staan elke keer mooie foto’s op en we hebben gezien dat je pas ook weer in Nederland was geweest,volgende keer dat je weer hier bent moet je wel even bij ons een bakkie komen doen hoor!!
Groetjes en kussen ook voor Ron
Dries en Vera xxx
Hey Dries & Vera!!! Wat leuk weer wat van jullie te horen! Het gaat hier heel goed, hoop met jullie ook. Ja het blogje is inderdaad wat stil. Misschien ooit weer. Geniet erg van het foto’s maken dus vandaar hier een fotoblog. Leuk dat jullie die gevonden hebben. Ik reed nog langs jullie buurtje toen ik in NL was. Heb nog een beetje gezwaaid hoor. Volgende keer spreken we af voor een bakkie!
Kus terug! Peet
Puur natuur……mooi.
Helemaal mee eens.
Zo mooi blauw zeg!! Zoals gewoon prachtige fotos!! Hihi en met die spin, super!! Moet precies dringend eens langs komen;-)