Thursday, March 11, 2010

First sign of spring


This is one of my favorite signs of spring...the bluebird's return. This is one of the pair that has been checking the bluebird house in the backyard periodically through the winter. But in the past few days they have been coming regularly every day to monitor the house and make sure the chickadees don't get to start nesting in it before they do...as did happen last year. Today they were here off and on all morning keeping an eye on the other birds who were visiting the feeders out there, so I feel sure they'll begin to build a nest in the house soon. Doesn't Papa look beautiful in his new summer feathers?

2 comments:

Jennifer Rose said...

love the blue :) most of the birds here are so busy flying around finding nesting materials, the noise from them all bickering is insane lol

BumbleVee said...

He is indeed handsome....

I've only ever seen two bluebirds...