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Mountain Bluebird Plumage Development Stages

By Mia McPherson|March 24th, 2016|Categories: Beaverhead County, Birds, Centennial Valley, Clark County, Idaho, Montana, Mountain Bluebirds, Targhee National Forest, Utah, Wayne County|Tags: adult, aspen, bluebird, bluebirds, female, fence, fledged, forest, high desert habitat, immature, juvenal plumage, juvenile, juveniles, male, molting, Mountain Bluebird, nesting cavity, perched, plumage development, plumage development stages, plumage phases, plumage stages, Sialia currucoides, thrush, thrushes, wire fence, young|

These images from different times of the year show Mountain Bluebird plumage development stages from not long after fledging to adulthood.

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Recently Fledged Loggerhead Shrike

By Mia McPherson|July 9th, 2013|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Loggerhead Shrikes, Utah|Tags: fledged, fledgling, immature, juvenile, Lanius ludovicianus, Loggerhead Shrike, perched, shrike, shrikes, young|

It won't be long before these young Loggerhead Shrikes earn the name "Butcher Bird" by following their parents wing beats!

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