{"id":114177,"date":"2023-07-06T04:25:21","date_gmt":"2023-07-06T10:25:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=114177"},"modified":"2023-07-06T04:44:59","modified_gmt":"2023-07-06T10:44:59","slug":"young-eastern-bluebird-in-arkansas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2023\/07\/06\/young-eastern-bluebird-in-arkansas\/","title":{"rendered":"Young Eastern Bluebird In Arkansas"},"content":{"rendered":"

Just a quick post this morning highlighting a young Eastern Bluebird<\/span><\/a> photographed while foraging on the ground in my friend Steve Creek’s yard<\/span><\/a> in Arkansas.<\/p>\n

\"YoungYoung Eastern Bluebird foraging on the ground \u2013 Canon R7, f11, 1\/1000, ISO 2500, -0.3 EV, Canon RF 800 mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

I felt fortunate to be able to take images of adult and young Eastern Bluebirds while I was visiting Steve. Steve has bluebird nest boxes in his large, wonderful yard but I believe this young bird hatched from somewhere else nearby. There were nesting bluebirds in one of Steve’s nest boxes but something killed the chicks in that nest box while I was there.<\/p>\n

I was tickled though when I saw this juvenile foraging on the ground. The bluebird stopped moving long enough for me to take several images of it.<\/p>\n

I see Western and Mountain Bluebirds in northern Utah but never Eastern. I have a few photos of an adult male Eastern Bluebird bathing in Arkansas that I hope to process soon and when I do I will be adding a new photo gallery for this species.<\/p>\n

Seeing and photographing Eastern Bluebirds was a real treat for me and to be able to do that from Steve’s deck while drinking coffee and enjoying his company made it feel even better.<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

See my Thrushes and Allies photo galleries here<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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