Bluebirds

The other day I saw a cluster of bluebirds gamboling together on the lawn. We have been fortunate to have a prime bluebird breeding environment right in our own backyard. Bluebirds like open pasture with bushes/trees some yards away from their nesting site. We have been able to attract bluebirds for the past number of years. The family of bluebirds has grown &  grown over this period of time. In February or March, I often see them hanging around these bluebird houses, waiting for spring. Ellen said she could see them out there from her bedroom window all winter long. Apparently they cluster together in the houses during the winter when the weather turns cold.
Bluebirds often have two broods over the course of the summer. The brood in the spring consisted of 3 fledgelings. The summer batch amounted to 5 more young bluebirds. I honestly think we have more bluebirds in our back yard than any other species other than robins. The color & intensity of the blue they display on their backs is beyond description. It buries itself in the eyes, the brain. One of the reasons I feel so fortunate here on the other side of the creek.