{"id":134974,"date":"2024-09-25T02:45:53","date_gmt":"2024-09-25T07:45:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=134974"},"modified":"2024-09-24T17:15:22","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T22:15:22","slug":"male-eastern-bluebird-in-autumn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2024\/09\/25\/male-eastern-bluebird-in-autumn\/","title":{"rendered":"Male Eastern Bluebird In Autumn"},"content":{"rendered":"

On the same day I photographed the young Northern Mockingbird<\/span><\/a> I shared yesterday, I also had a striking male Eastern Bluebird in my viewfinder for a little bit.<\/p>\n

\"MaleMale Eastern Bluebird fluttering his wings in autumn \u2013 Canon R7, handheld, f7.1, 1\/1250, ISO 1600, +0.7 EV, Canon 100-400mm at 400mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

I hadn’t photographed a male bluebird in a while, so I was happy to focus on him for as long as he stayed.<\/p>\n

The male Eastern Bluebird kept fluttering his wings and seemed a little excited. I believe he was excited because a female bluebird was nearby, checking out the nestbox.<\/p>\n

\"EasternEastern Bluebird male in fall in Arkansas \u2013 Canon R7, handheld, f7.1, 1\/1250, ISO 1600, +0.7 EV, Canon 100-400mm at 400mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

It’s way too late, or too early, depending on how you look at it, for these bluebirds to be thinking about breeding and nesting again this year.<\/p>\n

Perhaps this male was all aflutter simply because he found the female bluebird attractive.<\/p>\n

\"ExcitedExcited Eastern Bluebird male \u2013 Canon R7, handheld, f7.1, 1\/1250, ISO 1600, +0.7 EV, Canon 100-400mm at 400mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

Whatever it was that made this male bluebird excited enough to flutter his wings, I\u2019m grateful for it because I liked the action I was seeing through my viewfinder.<\/p>\n

Seeing, hearing, and photographing these beautiful Eastern Bluebirds<\/span><\/a> has been great fun for me.<\/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":"

On the same day I photographed the young Northern Mockingbird I shared yesterday, I also had a striking male Eastern Bluebird in my viewfinder for a little bit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":134965,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13950,27,14094,13951],"tags":[4004,970,5933,4880,4897,14096,10013,4620,6048,2659,13931,4062,4104,14095,3844,4881,8018,11722,5498,13966],"class_list":["post-134974","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arkansas","category-avian","category-eastern-bluebirds","category-sebastian-county","tag-adult","tag-autumn","tag-bluebird","tag-bluebirds","tag-branch","tag-eastern-bluebird","tag-excited","tag-fall","tag-flutter","tag-fluttering","tag-garden","tag-male","tag-perched","tag-sialia-sialis","tag-thrush","tag-thrushes","tag-urban","tag-vine","tag-wings","tag-yard"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/eastern-bluebird-male-wings-fluttering-mia-mcpherson-3946.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p11Mom-z70","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":137714,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2024\/12\/08\/male-eastern-bluebird-on-a-december-morning\/","url_meta":{"origin":134974,"position":0},"title":"Male Eastern Bluebird On A December Morning","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"December 8, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"I simply can't resist photographing bluebirds when I see them, and this male Eastern Bluebird I had in my viewfinder yesterday was certainly no exception.","rel":"","context":"In "Arkansas"","block_context":{"text":"Arkansas","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/category\/locations\/arkansas\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"December male Eastern Bluebird, Sebastian County, Arkansas","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/eastern-bluebird-adult-male-mia-mcpherson-7034.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/eastern-bluebird-adult-male-mia-mcpherson-7034.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/eastern-bluebird-adult-male-mia-mcpherson-7034.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/eastern-bluebird-adult-male-mia-mcpherson-7034.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":136559,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2024\/11\/09\/autumn-eastern-bluebird-photos\/","url_meta":{"origin":134974,"position":1},"title":"Autumn Eastern Bluebird Photos","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"November 9, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Autumn brings a warm glow to Arkansas, and this Eastern Bluebird on driftwood is a perfect reminder of the season\u2019s gentle transformation.","rel":"","context":"In "Arkansas"","block_context":{"text":"Arkansas","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/category\/locations\/arkansas\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Autumn Eastern Bluebird male, Sebastian County, Arkansas","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/eastern-bluebird-adult-male-autum-mia-mcpherson6328.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/eastern-bluebird-adult-male-autum-mia-mcpherson6328.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/eastern-bluebird-adult-male-autum-mia-mcpherson6328.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/eastern-bluebird-adult-male-autum-mia-mcpherson6328.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":147718,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2025\/06\/03\/eastern-bluebird-in-a-light-rain\/","url_meta":{"origin":134974,"position":2},"title":"Eastern Bluebird In A Light Rain","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"June 3, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Bad weather doesn\u2019t usually stop me from photographing birds and wildlife. 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