Blue Birds

Have arrived, I saw a pair checking out one of my bird houses. Sorry no pics my dogs barked and scared them away, I put antoher house up in a different part of the yard. So I hope to get some pics

Good luck. I've been trying to attract a pair for a couple of years with no success. - TF

I caught the female looking at one the house's the male was to fast, I hope they come back

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Beautiful shots :)

I have been seeing bluebirds for a couple of weeks now. I have a total of 7 nest boxes up and it appears that there is the start of a nest in one of the boxes. A couple of my boxes usually end up with wrens in them. This year I made a couple of boxes with a more natural looking front on them, see below. I'm hoping for some photos of birds going into a hole in a "tree" instead of a nest box. :)

Bluebirds are generally very tolerant of people so once they establish a nest, you should be able to get some great shots of them. They love meal worms so you may be able to offer them some food to stick around. They also love wax worms that you can pick up at most bait stores. :)

Thanks for the tips here are few more pics

This was taken at Teatown Lake Reservation in Ossining NY
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This is a Mounatin Bluebird taken in Grand Teton NP
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Those are really very beautiful picture i just can wait to see the more of your art so please PLEASE share more.

Thank you

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Excellent shots. I sure hope you can get a pair to nest in your bird houses.

Since the subject is Blue birds, hope it's ok to "chime in."
We have several houses but there is one that seems to be the favorite.l
In the past we have had as many as three "crops" in a season.
Here's a couple of shots from the past and just the other day.

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Originally Posted by gotrocks

We have several houses but there is one that seems to be the favorite.l

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I know what you mean. Of the 5 houses I have had for the last couple of years, only one has been consistent with bluebirds. I put up 2 more this week hoping for some more this year. Off to check on them now.

Here is one of my favorites from last year, and here is a gallery I put together for a friend last year.

http://gallery.photographyreview.com...9/CRW_4429.jpg

Mike, that shot still stuns me whenever I see it :)