Bluebirds are one of my Favorite Birds

Bluebirds have to be the prettiest birds that I see around my house.  Bright Royal Blue is not a color often found in nature, and it’s a nice change from the gray-brown-black colors of most birds.

They like to perch fairly high up, like the posts on my deck, or the telephone line in front of my house.  They scan below for fluttering insects, swoop down to collect their meal, and return to their perch.

I’ve noticed the Bluebirds especially hang around when I’m mowing my lawn.  The shorter grass makes for easier hunting, and the lawnmower tends to rile up a lot of insects.

Bluebirds are especially good to have around a garden, because of all the insect pests they can eat.

Public domain picture by Ken Thomas, Wikipedia.

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