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Mountain Bluebird Plumage Development Stages

By Mia McPherson|2024-03-29T05:54:43-05:00March 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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