5:41 AM – Mealworms are the Bluebirds’ favorite. Here’s a couple hogging out.
Three birds drinking: Robin, Mockingbird and Brown Thrasher.
Tag Archives: Bluebirds
Sunday – 1.14.2018
3:36 AM AM – Normal everyday Bluebird getting a drink of water.
Pine Warbler hopping around the cylinder feeder. We’ve been calling these Yellow Warblers, but that’s incorrect. The bars on the wings mark them as Pine Warblers.
Thursday – 1.11.2018
4:15 AM – The mealworm feeder is almost empty, and the Bluebird and Eastern Phoebe are rooting for scraps. They don’t look all that happy about it.
A few birds drinking – I’m sure they’re happy that the ice is gone (for now). There’s a Bluebird, Yellow-rumped Warbler and Purple Finch.
Tuesday – 1.9.2018
5:05 AM – Bluebird on the cylinder feeder. These Bluebirds are really blue.
Mockingbird adjusting to the recent cold weather by puffing their feathers, creating insulation. It makes them look like little butterballs, but they’re really just filled with air.
Monday – 1.8.2018
4:08 AM – Busy time a the platform feeder. The sparrows get into a free-for-all, until a Bluebird comes along and runs them off. Note the sparrow that flies at the Bluebird. That’s bold behavior by the little bird.
When the water is frozen a good part of the day, and most of the night, the animals get thirsty. This raccoon is really lapping it up. Fortunately the cold snap is about over, and temps at night will be above freezing.
Sunday – 1.7.2018
3:10 AM – It’s been a cold winter so far, as this squirrel sitting on the ice eating a peanut shows us. The Bluebird adapts by puffing his feathers up, creating a layer of insulating air.
Later in the day, the ice is gone, and many birds take advantage of the liquid water now available. Like these three Bluebirds.
This Bluebird looks turquoise, no doubt due to the lighting. However, I’ve seen this bird – or at least a bird of this color – a few times before recently. So, who knows? Maybe he really is turquoise.
Friday – 1.5.2018
4:27 AM – As mentioned before, peanuts are very popular, particularly in freezing weather. Here are a couple of montage videos of heavy traffic on the platform feeder.
In the first clip (in order of appearance) we have a Bluebird, male Cardinal, Brown-headed Nuthatch, White Breasted Nuthatch, female Cardinal.
Second clip has a Tufted Titmouse, Carolina Wren, Sparrows and a Dark-eyed Junco.
Wednesday – 1.3.2018
3:38 AM – The ever-popular cylinder feeder has had a lot of traffic. Here’s a Bluebird, Downy Woodpecker and (probably) a Purple Finch. Maybe a House Finch. Sometimes the red and purple look the same to me.
When the mealworm feeder is empty, the Bluebirds start to show up at the other feeders – as in the Seed Cylinder Birds video above. Here’s some more recordings of Bluebirds eating seeds and other non-mealworm food. When we filled the worm feeder, the Bluebirds all moved over to it.
Saturday – 12.30.2017
12:05 AM – Lot of Bluebird activity lately. That water is mostly frozen, so the bird is sipping from around the edge, where it’s seeping up. Bluebirds sure are blue this season.
Male Downy Woodpecker really going after the compressed seed.
Saturday – 12.23.2017
4:16 AM – More platform feeder activity. Yesterday’s videos showed some scuffling and squabbling. In today’s clip the birds seem to be a little more tolerant, though there are a few moments. Maybe more than a few, but in general, they’re all grazing peacefully next to each other. Like cattle.
Bluebird and Pine Warbler on the cylinder feeder. Nice colorful birds on a gray afternoon.