Mountain Bluebird: Sialia currucoides
Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado:
I was at the Moraine
Campground looking for Mountain Bluebirds to photograph, but was having no luck
at all. A Black-billed Magpie flew in
looking for a handout so I decided to photograph it, as I had no good photos of
magpies in my files. After shooting for
a quarter hour I resumed my search for Mountain Bluebirds.
After what seemed to be forever of scanning the hillsides
for bluebirds I finally found a female fly-catching from a low hanging branch
of a pine tree. Once I saw the female I
gathered my equipment and began the stalk.
I moved slowly and was able to approach within 20 feet before shooting. Then, I spotted this male hawking insects
from a nearby pine branch. Both birds
were very approachable and I followed them for over an hour, and eventually the
led me to their nest. This is just one
of the many bluebird images I shot that day, and I will post a few more in the
near future.
Nikon D300, Nikkor 500mm f4
A great hunt, Bobby.
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