My Bluebirds, today

Cold and very windy, so the birds have that fluffy look.

#2

#3

#4

Here's the female.

#5

Last one for now

Well, just one more. This one from last week.

Well, you can't have too many pics of those little guys!

Welcome Dave!

Gorgeous pics of the very beautiful Bluebirds!

Thanks for sharing them with us!

Marilyn

Such nice close up of the birds.

Excellent pics Dave!

Great catch on # 4!

Dave,

I love your pictures!! Thanks for sharing them. I saw the first blue bird at my feeders last year. so I bought a Bluebird box that I will put up this spring. I need to now research the right spot and time to put up the new "house".

Thanks again for sharing your photos! :-)

Nice photos, as always, Dave. It looks like you have a regular photography studio right there. One can't ask for much more ..........

I'm sure that you are aware of the attention that the "Mad Bluebird" has received. You are bound to get or already have shots that challenge the "Mad Bluebird" photo.

Hi CWSPY

Nice to see someone else here from Fredericksburg. Glad you enjoy the pictures.
I leave my nestbox up all year long. When I take it down to clean it, they fly all around as if looking for it until I put it back up. They come every morning to make sure no other birds are thinking of claiming it. Been doing that since I first put it up in the fall of 2004.

And Hi Linth. Yes, I do have someting of a studio in the back yard. The blues are such photogenic birds. And yes, I do have a few Mad shots. It's funny, but when the male is looking straight at the camera, he often looks mad. He almost seems to have raised eyebrows too. The female, on the other hand, does not have that look. I'll dig out a few mad ones and post them when I get back to my main computer. I'm on the laptop down in the kitchen now.

Here is the first of several nice shots of the female taken today.

Dave

Here's another fro the same session.

Ad here she is as she leaves.

Another one, taken with the Mark III and the 400mm.

The very next shot, as she looked over her shoulder.

And finally, another shot of her as she leaves.

And a couple of shots of the adult male.

Last shot... I promise. (At least for now).

Dave

Beautiful shots Dave!

Truly inspiring, Dave!

For those that may not know about the "Mad Bluebird", here is a link to some of the marketed products. The "Mad Bluebird" is everywhere.

Dave, you have a great marketing opportunity right there in your backyard.

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.watsonswildlife.com/images3/the_mad_blue_bird_C.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.watsonswildlife.com/mad.html&h=450&w=375&sz=35&tbnid=Ajdxy0T14HbWfM:&tbnh=127&tbnw=106&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dmad%2Bbluebird%2Bphoto%26um%3D1&start=1&sa=X&oi=images&ct=image&cd=1

OK Linth, if you're still there.

Here is one that looks somewhat stern, at least. I'm still looking for some better ones.

And one more...

And one more.

This one is from the stern category.

OK, that's all for now but I do have a few more. None good enough to put on a coffee cup, though.

Oh! I forgot to show you a mad female.

All wonderful pics. Thanks for sharing with us fellow DGers.
Kim

I love all the great detail in your shots Dave!

Dave,

All very beautiful photos! Please keep sharing more! I love seeing all the pics of the sweet and beautiful Bluebirds! Would love to see some of the babies and juvies! They're always so adorable and sweet!

Thanks for sharing!

Marilyn

Just for you, Marilyn. I have tons of them!

And another

And another

Oh how sweet is that? I'm in love all over again!
Kim

Three in this series.

I never was good at counting above three...