Most colors in nature are so dull and dreary during the winter that it is actually startling to see the bright spring plumage of some birds, like this brilliant blue Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) that I encountered this past Friday. Some of the trees are now putting out buds and blossoms in my area of Northern Virginia and the blurry blotches of color that you see in the background are from one such tree.
Spring is almost here.
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Stunning capture. Love the colour.
Thanks. It’s kind of rare for me to spot a brilliant blue like that in the natural world and I love it when I do.
Wow – he’s really working that look!
If you’ve got it, flaunt it. 🙂
OH WOW! Look at your beautiful capture! Love it Mike!!
Thanks. I can never get enough of bluebirds–blue tends to be my favorite color and I don’t see it that often in the natural world (not counting the sky and the water, of course).
Benjamin says “This Orange Bluebird is very blue, but I still love him bestest!” It is a gorgeous little bird. Thank-you x 2!!
Lovely!
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This year in our new place was my first exposure to these gorgeous bluebirds. They are so brilliant!
In the spring when they get their breeding plumage the blue, especially of the male, is absolutely amazing.