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Took a couple of pictures of the male and female Eastern Bluebird as they came down to feed on mealworms. The male traditionally eats first, but leaves plenty for the female
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Male Eastern Bluebird With Mealworm Surrounded by Spanish Moss
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Female Eastern Bluebird Surrounded by Spanish Moss
Finally I took a walk around the yard to see what else I could find. I was surprised that I have about 10 little Monarch Caterpillars. There’s plenty of nice milkweed leaves spread throughout the yard so they should have no trouble eating.
Young Monarch Caterpillar Clinging To Dried Milkweed Stem
by texdr
Shreela - So many pretties! I haven’t seen a caterpillar or a butterfly around my barely blooming tropical milkweed yet.March 21, 2013 – 1:51 am
Joanne - Beautiful pictures! I’ve seen a few bluebirds here, but not close like these. So pretty. They always make me smile when I see them. Awaiting the return of the Indigo Buntings, another favorite. No catapillars yet.
There is a bird that returns each year (about 3yrs now) and is back,and I never get to see it close up, but has a unique song. It sounds like a canary trill, but I don’t see any colorful birds like that. It’s real pretty, beyond what a warbler does. Wondering if it just ended up with an unusal song of its own. Any ideas? I have a bird book with their songs and none like it in that book.
Bless you for posting these beauties of nature!March 23, 2013 – 4:27 pm
texdr - Possibly a wren? Really hard to tell without a physical descriptionMarch 23, 2013 – 11:19 pm