1:33 AM – It’s been interesting watching the young bluebirds develop. Even though the adult male still feeds them sometimes, this clip shows they’ve pretty much mastered the mealworm eating technique. We wonder how long they’re fully grown and move on. Maybe they won’t, and we’ll have a large, permanent bluebird colony.

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We’re seeing more hummers. We’d like to have so many the sound of them is so loud we have to wear hearing protection.

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This closeup rearview of one of the Blue Jays shows this back and tail – the color is vivid, and the pattern is almost digital.