In the meadows, the mountain bluebirds are industriously working on nests inside of tree cavities. The couples hang out in close proximity to each other.
The nest building duties seem to fall to the female. She busily flies back and forth, collecting nest materials as her mate looks on. She is a gorgeous bird!
In contrast to the meadows where spring is in full swing, the forests are barely waking up. In the midst of towering pines, the snow melted only about a week ago. Snow drifts linger in the midst of the matted down ground that has just been uncovered. In one such place, I had a trail camera all winter long. I recently visited it to see what animals had passed it over the winter. I was quite amazed by the variety of animals from huge mammals to small birds. It was an active place!
Check out the short video if you have time. And don't be startled - there is a surprise moment in it!
ooh the bluebird!!! that sure was a surprise... the mama looked for every detail, but the surprise came another way ;O)))
ReplyDeleteI jumped during the video, got such a fright! LOL not what I expected :)
ReplyDeleteHari OM
ReplyDeleteLOL - what fun to see all these - again I thank you for making these efforts to record your environment and then share it with us! YAM xx
What a beautiful surprise! Love your mountain bluebirds.
ReplyDeletethe mama blue bird is just too cute for words and i love that wingspan.. fine example of a bobcat
ReplyDeleteWow, that did indeed give us quite a fright!
ReplyDeleteWow! Dusky/blue grouse? How amazing to catch one displaying! You are a whiz at trail cam sites.
ReplyDeleteCheers,
Chris from Boise
Yes, a dusky grouse! You know your birds!
DeleteKB and family....what a gorgeous post...love the capture of the bird's wings spread out and the VIDEO. That was a big bird..was it a grouse?
ReplyDeleteClapping and standing ovation
Hugs Cecilia
Yes, the first grouse was a female. The male swooped in doing a mating display and scared the girl off!
DeleteThat was a fun video and such pretty birdies!
ReplyDeleteAre those wild turkeys? And were those the two cubs from last year? I remember there was one that was black and the was brown.
ReplyDeleteThe bluebirds are so pretty! Have a great weekend.
It's always a wildlife bonanza here and I enjoy it very much.
ReplyDeleteHave a fabulous day and weekend. Scritches to the pups. ♥
The Bobcat at the start, so beautiful as he stretches, then the startling part, good place for an ambush. I am thinking of your excitement as you saw all the clips for the first time, what a delight, and a super place for your trailcam to be.
ReplyDeleteI love the beauty of the animals of the forest. Thank you for taking the time and having the knowledge to share them with your blogger friends.
ReplyDeleteI was waiting for the lion to jump at that bird....not another bird...LOL!
ReplyDeleteWe so enjoy your videos. They are so real, we feel like we are right there hiding. We were hoping the surprise was going to be a glimpse of Tiny:( But those turkeys sure did give us a start!
ReplyDeleteWe really enjoy this "nature highway" and even though you warned us, I was still startled LOL.
ReplyDeleteWhat great captures you had at that camera. Quite a variety of creatures. We loved seeing the grouse display.
ReplyDeleteBig cats and little birds on your page and they all get along.
ReplyDeleteWow, that's a lot of traffic on your trail! Especially loved seeing the bobcat traipsing through.
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