Blues

So fun to see bluebirds again in the fountain. This is clearly a young bird as its gape is still yellow at the edges. Plenty of gorgeous blue feathers! 

Beauteous Bluebird

 So pretty!

Hello, Lovely

Bird Assortment

 

A Mix of Bluebirds

 

The bluebirds continue to come to our fountain, which makes me very happy indeed. There is quite a variety here: I'm not sure if this is a mix of a male, females, and/or juveniles. 

Blue Times Two

 

I'm not sure if these are visitors or if they now live in the 'hood, but I love them!

Bluebirds (That Make Me Happy)

 

These appear to both be male juvenile Western bluebirds (one is obviously a bit older than the other). I've never really seen them in the backyard before, so this makes me quite happy!

(Quite the pool party going on!)

Yay! Hooray!

 

After a period of almost 6 weeks with almost no birds in the fountain (frowny face), I saw all of these birds within about 20 minutes this afternoon. (Not helping matters: the fountain was unplugged/empty for several weeks to deal with a slow leak.)

Above, a yellow-rumpled warbler and female bluebird (!!!!) share the fountain. I have never ever seen bluebirds in our fountain, so I almost peed myself (LOL) with excitement.

The yellow-rumped warbler, so pretty.

Not a great photo, but you can really see the "yellow rump." And that female bluebird, so cute.

Here you can see her blue feathers.

And the male!!!! It's a rather crappy photo as I had to shoot through a glass door with a serious reflection; the computer has "enhanced" it--best I can do. 

Our friends the house finches, male and female.

A towhee, doing their funny kick kick kick in the mulch, stirring up tiny insects.

The Allen's hummingbird, perched in the pomegranate tree again...

And flying overhead, a flock of parrots. Hooray! Yay!