Last Thursday I was sitting at my computer at the elementary school where I teach and happened to look out the window. I noticed a bird sitting on the fence nearby. I got up and went to the window to check it out. I saw some blue on it, could it be? Yes! It
was a male Mountain Bluebird. What a beautiful bird! They have been reported this fall/winter all over Arizona, but I hadn't seen one. The last time I saw one was in Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite National Park in 2007. Since my students were at the library, I went outside to take a closer look and also noticed a female nearby. When my students returned I took them outside to see them. The male was even hovering in the air searching for insects. What a sight! They were all very excited to see them.
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| male Mountain Bluebird |
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| female Mountain Bluebird |
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| male Mountain Bluebird |
This week they have continued to hang out nearby, usually visible from our classroom windows.
