When we started putting out suet cakes full of seeds, beef suet, and meal worms, I hoped I’d attract some of the bug-eaters — like the Robins and Bluebirds. The Robins aren’t back yet, but today the Bluebirds arrived. A whole flock of them and guess what? They headed straight for the big suet and meal worm cake.
Bluebird on a branch
I didn’t get the whole flock because by the time I got my camera focused, most of the flock had moved, but I got some of them. They are beautiful. And, best of all, they will all be back. The Bluebirds are here. Can happiness be far behind?
Nature’s Bluebird
Bright Bluebird
Bluebirds
Same Bluebird. Same branch. Different photograph.
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Happy Spring! Now nature is recoloring itself, with these petite and sweet little birds. Have a beautiful week! Michael
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Happy Spring!! I’ve never seen a bluebird here in Texas. But maybe, according to my bird app, only the Eastern bluebird comes this way. Time will tell.
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The Bluebird is one of the endangered garden birds. They need open land. They won’t, unlike robins, nest in suburban backyards. Their range is contracting. If you feed birds, they don’t eat seeds. They eat insects — like robins. If you buy those suet bricks that contain meal worms, they might show up for them and if you feed them, they might just decide to breed and make more bluebirds.
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Thanks. We are putting out mealworms.
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Good luck. These lovely birds are becoming rare. Maybe if you feed them, they will do better.
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If they come we will feed them.
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HAPPY SPRING! 💞 What a way to celebrate… xo
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And now, we really ARE going into spring (I think). At least that’s what they said on the weather we just watched. It was supposed to snow, but instead, we got sunshine. That is one of the sure signs of climate change. They can’t predict anything anymore. The “regular” winds aren’t blowing and the ocean temperatures are much warmer than they used to be — and so instead of cold water, we get HUGE sharks. Big white ones.
Back when they made “Jaws,” great white sharks were a rarity. Now, there are always great whites off the coast.
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Happiness is a flock of bluebirds visiting, along with their lilting songs. Do you have nest boxes, too? I have my fingers crossed as a mated pair have been checking out mine in the backyard. Please stay!
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There’s no more room for anything more than the feeders we have. I don’t even have room for some hanging flowers, so no bird houses or nesting boxes. We do have a great big woods, though. I hope that does the job.
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Beautiful 💜
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Maybe it’s the colors but they really are very pretty little birds.
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Yes so pretty 💜
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Oh, fabulous!
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Thank you. I can even see how these lovely little bluebirds are associated with happiness. They make ME happy 😀
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they are truly gorgeous, and so fragile
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They are so pretty! They really do bring happiness. xo
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The only other thing I’ve ever seen that color of blue of Robin’s eggs. I’ve never seen it captured in cloth — or even on a canvas. It’s truly special and yes, they make everyone happier 😀
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They are absolutely gorgeous!
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I’ve never seen this color reproduced except on the eggs of Robins. I want sweaters this color. They would improve the quality of winter in the north 💕
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They just don’t look real… such a lovely colour!
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When they show up in a flock of a dozen or more, it’s a little bit of heaven dropping by.
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Magical!
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Utterly beautiful. The heart can but sing! Thank you for the share… and the money spent on bird food.
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I actually went and spent extra money on food I knew would attract these little bluebirds. They are so lovely. They do make ones heart sing.
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My mother always told me that there was no such thing as a bluebird… I’m glad she was wrong 🙂
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I never saw them until last year when I got a brief look at them. I knew they were supposed to live in the area, but they don’t eat seeds — or rarely, anyway. To get them to visit, I had to buy seeds with meal worms in it and I’ve got issues with bugs and worms. BUT for the bluebirds, I did it. They don’t show up every day, but when they do, they are always a small flock of anywhere from half a dozen to a dozen or more. The color is so lovely — it doesn’t look real 🙂 They DO make us happy.
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I have a bug problem too, but for my robins… 🙂 The blubirds look unreal… but so pretty!
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They don’t look real, even when I’m looking right at them. The colors are so rich and that’s a shade of blue that you just don’t see anywhere but on a bird — or a robin’s egg!
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The nearest blue we have is on a jay… and nothing like this!
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These Bluebirds are so beautiful.
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It’s a magical set of colors, isn’t it?
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Yes, Marilyn.
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What a lovely post to start my day, Marilyn. These little birds are beautiful.
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I love them too. Whenever they show up, they make me happy.
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