Mountain Bluebird fledgling on a metal post – Nikon D500, f8, 1/1000, ISO 400, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light
Yesterday I mentioned that I am not done sharing photos of fledgling birds when I wrote about the young Song Sparrow I photographed next to an alpine creek in the Wasatch Mountains.
Today I am sharing one photo of a fledgling Mountain Bluebird that I spotted a little more than a quarter of a mile away from where I photographed the young Song Sparrow. I heard the family of Mountain Bluebirds before I saw them, the soft calls of the adults always cause me to look around for these thrushes.
Typically in this Wasatch Mountain location I see the Mountain Bluebirds briefly in early spring then there is a long gap while they are nesting where I rarely see them, part of the reason for that gap is that there aren’t any suitable nesting locations for the bluebirds close to the road. Once the chicks have fledged I see the bluebirds more often.
Last week the bluebird fledglings were flying around following the adults and begging for food. The Mountain Bluebird families I saw didn’t stay close to the road and my best images were taken of this fledgling as it perched on an old metal post. This youngster was watching a nearby adult carefully, with interest, when I photographed it.
I hope that I see the bluebird families again soon.
Life is good. Stay safe.
Mia
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I hope you see this family again too. Rather a lot.
Such a charming little fellow.
I saw a few the morning I took up the waxwings but I couldn’t take the time for photos.