Bluebird Homecoming and Species #73

Hi all,

This post will be mostly "record shots" and not our best work photographically, but our 1st-nesters (baby Bluebirds) have finally started coming down into our near trees and making some brief appearances on the deck, so we want to share some of these first homecoming shots of them now:

Happy just to see your updates Kenn... I always say that it is hard to find a more photogenic bird than the Bluebird, especially the "kids" with the big eyes. It must be a thrill to see the new hatch find their way to your deck... beautiful little birds. Congrats on the Prothonotary, such a lovely warbler... I have seen this warbler only once and they are spectacular.

Dave

these are all excellent, really like the looks of the two birds in #1, looking at the center one with the berry

the usual very nice series, Kenn

Great series, enjoyed those.

Thanks for the update Kenn, happy to see the "kids" are doing well. Nice series here and I'm looking forward to more of them. Congrats on the Prothonotary, we're fortunate to have them in good numbers in and around the wetlands during the warm season. They're my favorite Warbler and I listen for their song whenever I go into their habitat with hopes of capturing a shot or two. There's a place about 3 hours from my home that has them in big numbers, it's a Cypress swamp and they're busy nesting right now. You can learn a bit more about this location here:

http://www.wildlifesou​th.com …olina/FrancisBe​idler.html

http://sc.audubon.org/