{"id":129969,"date":"2024-06-30T02:56:08","date_gmt":"2024-06-30T07:56:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=129969"},"modified":"2024-06-29T13:43:34","modified_gmt":"2024-06-29T18:43:34","slug":"young-eastern-bluebird-second-brood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2024\/06\/30\/young-eastern-bluebird-second-brood\/","title":{"rendered":"Young Eastern Bluebird – Second Brood"},"content":{"rendered":"

This young Eastern Bluebird is from the second brood in my friend Steve Creek’s nest box in Arkansas this year. I took these bluebird photos two days ago.<\/p>\n

\"HealthyHealthy young Eastern Bluebird \u2013 Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/1250, ISO 1000, +0.7 EV, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

Some of you may remember that the male finished raising the first brood of chicks on his own after losing the female just two days before the chicks fledged<\/span><\/a>. He worked hard at keeping those fledglings fed all by himself.<\/p>\n

Then the male found a new female, and they laid eggs together. This young bluebird is from their union. By the time the second brood hatched, I had left Arkansas and was in Oklahoma. I didn’t get to see these chicks fledge, but I am seeing them learn to forage on their own and they have become self-reliant.<\/p>\n

\"YoungYoung Eastern Bluebird foraging on its own \u2013 Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/1600, ISO 1000, +0.7 EV, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

This second brood of young Eastern Bluebirds seems a little more camera-shy than the first, or at least that is my perception. They have been a little harder for me to photograph.<\/p>\n

The other news is that the male and female Eastern Bluebirds in Steve’s yard appear to be raising a third brood this year. See Steve’s post about that here<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

The female is spending time in the box, and both the male and female are being especially defensive when Blue Jays and Red-bellied Woodpeckers come to Steve’s feeders. They repeatedly dive-bomb these two species near the nest box and feeders.<\/p>\n

Will Steve get to photograph a third brood of young bluebirds from his deck this year? Will I get to see them? Will the heat of summer make it harder for the bluebirds to raise another brood?<\/p>\n

Time will tell.<\/p>\n

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

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my Eastern Bluebird photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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