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May 30, 2012 13:36 |  #1

Bluebirds hanging out on my cabin deck. I've seen this guy grab big flying bugs out of the air then land on the deck post and smash them 3-4 times on the post.

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May 30, 2012 14:43 |  #2

Very nice shots Kevin. I was in Wyoming last week and saw a lot of these beautiful Bluebirds.


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May 30, 2012 16:39 |  #3

beautiful, love the composition on the 2nd shot




  
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May 30, 2012 19:34 |  #4

Thanks, they are a cool little bird.


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May 31, 2012 01:45 |  #5

Very nice Kevin. I missed the chance of taking pics when 1 mountain bluebird showed up here, hopefully I'll get another chance :)


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May 31, 2012 02:04 |  #6

Both are such sweet shots!


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May 31, 2012 04:28 |  #7

very nice Kevin




  
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May 31, 2012 04:53 |  #8

Kevin I've never seen this species but I really love their blue colour. They're quite different from the Eastern Bluebird.


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May 31, 2012 10:34 |  #9

Thanks for the comments, here is another with the bird puffing out it's feathers.

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May 31, 2012 21:04 |  #10

Very nice shots Kevin, they're beautiful birds.


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May 31, 2012 23:16 |  #11

Love the blue and brown contrast.


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Jun 02, 2012 08:05 |  #12

The color of these birds is just amazing; nicely captured.
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Jun 04, 2012 19:12 |  #13

The color of the post works so well with the brilliant blue of the bird.


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