Pictures!

Seeing as this is a relatively new site, I haven't really gotten a chance to show you pictures of the bluebirds. So, in between checking the boxes, I'll put some pictures up here and give you some bluebirds facts!

So this picture is of a male bluebird perched on his box. In his mouth is a mealworm. We leave a few mealworms on the tops of the boxes for the birds, but usually the male bird eats them, or brings them back to the nest for the female who is incubating (as seen there). If feeding the birds mealworms, make sure to buy medium sized,

plain mealworms.

To the right is a typical bluebird nest. They usually lay between 4-6 light blue eggs, but 5 is the most common. Bluebirds are deep-cavity nesters, meaning they like to build nests in deep holes. When building their nests in boxes, the cavity is usually a deep circular shape.

Both parents take an active part in bringing up the babies. The male will go find food while the female incubates and bring it back to the nest for the mother. The parents are very protective of their young and the father usually perches near-by the nest while the mother is incubating in order to protect her from predators. Bluebirds are great parents to their little babies!