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Sialia sialis
The Eastern Bluebird is a small thrush with a big, rounded head, large eye, plump body, and alert posture. The wings are long, but the tail and legs are fairly short. The bill is short and straight. Male Eastern Bluebirds are vivid, deep blue above and rusty or brick-red on the throat and breast. Blue in birds always depends on the light, and males often look plain gray-brown from a distance. Females are grayish above with bluish wings and tail, and a subdued orange-brown breast.
This is the female of a pair of bluebirds flying between a lamp post, puddle on a sidewalk, trees and grass next to a large retention pond in a new urban park.
They were with a flock of House Finches in after a strong cold front the day before. She stayed hidden in the shrubs and trees with the female finches most of the time.
Spotted on Oct 5, 2013
Submitted on Oct 7, 2013
2 Comments
Thanks Maria dB It was a very polite bird and sat still. :)
Like the first shot very much!