It's a Bluebird Day
by Mike Lee
Title
It's a Bluebird Day
Artist
Mike Lee
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photography
Description
I captured this image on a beautiful spring-like January day on a ranch in Redding California, USA. This male western bluebird was hanging hanging on a branch of a bare oak tree surveying the grassy area below for a snack.
Like most thrush species, bluebirds prefer to feed on the ground in and near wooded areas. Like their close cousin the robin, they like to dig worms and grubs from damp soil. They are cavity nesters and love it when we put houses out for them. I have a nice “trail” of houses on my small wooded parcel and it’s certainly a sign of spring when the bluebirds arrive to make their nests in them.
Bluebirds have often been symbolic as well. In addition to the expression for which I’ve titled this image, they are considered sacred messengers in many native cultures. The Iroquois believe that the bluebird’s call wards off the icy power of Sawiskera, the spirit of winter.
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February 4th, 2022
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Comments (88)
Mike Lee 19 Days Ago
I love it when they get here too....in warm weather they travel to places like mine - I only have thrushes in warm weather here (the robins go away in winter too).
Sharon Williams Eng 19 Days Ago
So glad for my bluebirds that visit my winter feeders. They seem to travel somewhere else as warmer weather comes. A wonderful capture.
Robyn King
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Lois Bryan
I so love these little darlings ... beautiful pose captured ... great light and color!!! f
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