Bluebirds in our midstOctober 20: The barn and paddock as well as the garden were resplendent with bluebirds today. I don’t know if they are passing through on their way south or will hang around for some time. The males were uncharacteristically chattering as the females fed on some of the bright red seed pods hung on the asparagus “ferns” in the garden. I put out some dried mealy worms on the platform feeder for their benefit which they love.
We anxiously await the arrival of the bluebirds in the spring. It is the male who arrives first, checks out the variety of bird houses set up in the pasture. Then he disappears for several weeks, probably checking out other accommodations in the area. In the interim, the tree swallows arrive and take up residence in most of the apartments, but the bluebird does return and manages to snag one of the houses for his very own.
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