Juvenile Mountain Bluebird high in a Wasatch Mountain canyon, Wasatch Mountains, Summit County, UtahJuvenile Mountain Bluebird high in a Wasatch Mountain canyon – Nikon D500, f7.1, 1/1250, ISO 400, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light

This morning I wanted to keep my post short and sweet and sharing juvenile Mountain Bluebird images is pretty sweet I think. I took these two Mountain Bluebird photos one year ago today after spotting a family of these thrushes high in the Wasatch Mountains. I’d gone up there to escape the heat in the valley and to find an photograph birds.

There was an adult male bluebird nearby that spent his time finding food and feeding his young. This immature bluebird landed on a sagebrush stump and waited to be fed.

Juvenile Mountain Bluebird begging to be fed, Wasatch Mountains, Summit County, UtahJuvenile Mountain Bluebird begging to be fed – Nikon D500, f7.1, 1/1600, ISO 400, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light

When the male Mountain Bluebird flew close this young bird would call softly and flutter its wings as it begged to be fed. The adult didn’t bring food to this juvenile bluebird while I observed it and it soon tried to find food on its own.

I haven’t photographed many Mountain Bluebirds this year and I hope that I can before the summer is over. It seems to me that I am finding fewer birds this year than last in the mountains which could be related to our ongoing drought conditions. The birds may have moved higher and well away from the roads I travel to find food and to raise their young.

I believe it might be time for me to scout out some new, higher and somewhat cooler locations.

Life is good.

Mia

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