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Thursday, April 23, 2020

Thankful Thursday - Signs of Spring

I am so thankful for the signs of springime!

While so much snow has fallen lately, the warmth of the sun has encouraged the meadow birds to keep pushing toward springtime.

The Mountain Bluebirds have formed pairs who stay close to each other almost all the time.

They are starting on their nests mostly inside boxes although some use tree cavities.

When one of the pair leaves briefly, he never goes far. This guy had his eye on his mate near the nest box.

He returned to the nest box with nest material, and she landed on his back, much to my surprise!

I adore these meadows. Often, the sun rises gorgeously over them. It did just that the other morning. I have a short video of the sunrise shot from the sky if you want a zen moment.

21 comments:

  1. Hari OM
    Ever the wonder, is Ma Nature! YAM xx

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  2. that's beautiful... wish we had some blue and red birds here too ;O)

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  3. The bluebirds seem beautifully exotic - we don't have an equivalent in the UK either.

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  4. Such beautiful birdies and an amazing sunrise! Thanks for joining the Thankful Thursday Blog Hop!

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  5. What a great action shot of the Mrs. landing on her Mister.
    The video was gorgeous
    Hugs Cecilia

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  6. What beautiful birds. The only blue colored birds in our area are Bluejays.
    I so enjoy watching your videos on YouTube on my tv. When the animals make noise my dog will sit in front of the tv and watch it!

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  7. The sunrise is so beautiful and so are those magnificent Bluebirds!

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  8. that sunrise is spectacular! and i Laughed when she landed on his back. i wonder if he brought home the wrong material??? ha ha... they are beautiful birds and a perfect match

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  9. Spring is always a huge thankful. Wonderful.

    Have a fabulous Thankful Thursday. ♥

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  10. Your bluebirds are beautiful! Our bluebirds (Eastern, I think) have more rusty-red on them and not so much blue.
    Jan, Wag 'n Woof Pets

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  11. No wonder the saying is on the ski slopes " A Bluebird Day", they are beautiful, and that sky as the colour brightens, a super Zen moment from your drone.

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  12. What a beautiful sunrise! And those gorgeous blue birds...amazing!

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  13. Between that music and the sunrise, we are feeling very calm and serene:) We love the bluebirds. We often wonder why the male birds of so many species is usually so much more colorful than the female.

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  14. Love watching birds..that pair is so beautiful. Also, the peaceful sunrise..

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  15. What beautiful bluebirds you have. We love how the sunrise turns all that snow pink.

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  16. You took several awesome pictures. Congratulations.

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  17. The sunrise is beautiful and I love the little bluebirds. We don't get them here at all.

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  18. I've been enjoying watching two downy woodpeckers seeming to play together - I hope they are a pair and will let me know where their nest is so I can watch it with binocs :)

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