Monday, April 19, 2010

Mountain Bluebird


Here's a bird I don't/won't see in my region of the country. It's a mountain blue bird, seen west of the Rockies. Its song is similar to that of the Eastern blue bird; here's a link for the Cornell Ornithology site, where you can read about it and hear its song.

This morning when I was walking I heard a thrush. I don't know if it was a hermit thrush or a wood thrush, I was too far away to be able to distinguish the song - but it was wonderful to know that they are back for the summer. Here's a link to a post I wrote last summer about thrushes and it has a wonderful radio spot about the songs of thrushes.

2 comments:

  1. I love your birds. Have you ever done a hummingbird? I would like to order one for my grand daughter.
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  2. Just tell me what kind...here are some links for varieties I've made in the past.

    http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Ruby-throated_Hummingbird/id

    http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Rufous_Hummingbird/id

    http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Black-chinned_Hummingbird/id

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