Western Bluebird
Sialia mexicana

The Western Bluebird breeds in semi-open country, excluding desert areas in western North America (British Columbia to central Mexico). Incapable of excavating the cavities they depend on for nesting, they rely on woodpeckers to supply their summer homes. Man-made bird houses have helped these birds overcome the fierce competition for natural cavities.
Research shows that 45% of studied nests held young birds that were not fathered by the male member of the nesting pair. Further, 19% of all the young were products of extramarital unions.
These birds spend winters in California, southwestern USA and northern Mexico.
Today’s science recognises six subspecies of Western Bluebirds. Because there is much variation within each breeding population, it is difficult to identify the point of origin for some wintering birds:
- S. m. occidentalis breeds along the Pacific Coast from British Columbia south to northern Baja California, and further inland from northern Idaho, northwestern Montana, through Nevada.
- S. m. bairdi breeds in the North American interior from Utah and Colorado and south into northern Mexico.
- S. m. jacoti is resident from the Texas Hill Country (Davis Mountains) south to northern Mexico.
- S. m. amabilis is resident in Mexico (Chihuahua and Zacatecas).
- S. m. nelsoni is resident in central Mexico (Coahuila, Guanajuato, and Jalisco).
- S. m. mexicana is resident in southern Mexico.
I have a fondness for juvenile bluebirds, and most of my experience has been with Western Bluebirds, which is the Sialia species I’ve most photographed. I find their soft jumble of colors and their inquisitive nature endearing.
One of my favorite memories of these birds came late December 2020 after crossing the New Mexico-Texas border near the Guadalupe Mountains. I spent the afternoon of the 27th at Pine Springs Camp, scouting the lower slopes of the creek’s canyon. The weather must have recently warmed and melted snow up-slope, because an old dirt road upstream from the camp was awash in a few inches of clear flowing water. Early the next morning, I hiked up this now mostly dry roadway and found a depression at the foot-trail crossing the road that held a shallow pool. A variety of birds gathered to bathe and drink, so I sat on my folding stool and melted into the background as best I could, and enjoyed the show for a few hours. The Thrush clan was well represented, and included Western Bluebirds, Eastern Bluebirds, Hermit Thrushes, American Robins, and Townsend’s Solitaires. Thrashers, sparrows, juncos, verdins, shrikes, towhees, flickers, and chickadees, joined the gathering flocks to enjoy the now shrinking pool. There were a dozen or more Mule Deer interested in the water as well, and because I remained still, manning my camera, they weren’t sure of my location, but their caution told me they had a sense of my presence. At last, several groups approached. One member was a large buck in his prime. I could hardly contain my excitement.

Western Bluebird(Sialia mexicana) |
Description: Papa and his young offspring at William Heise Park on the western slopes of the Laguna Mountains near Julian. San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2011:06:28 10:17 |
Location:
William Heise Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/2000 |
File Name: JCD0324-WesternBlueBird |
© 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Western Bluebird(Sialia mexicana) |
Description: Juvenile at Lake Poway. Poway (San Diego County), California. |
Date Taken: 2010:07:06 11:44 |
Location:
Lake Poway |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/500 |
File Name: JCD2199.WesternBlueBird.Juvenile |
© 2010 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |


Western Bluebird(Sialia mexicana) |
Description: Juvenile at Lake Poway. Poway (San Diego County), California. |
Date Taken: 2010:07:06 13:13 |
Location:
Lake Poway |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/500 |
File Name: JCD2273.WesternBlueBird.Juvenile |
© 2010 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |


Western Bluebird(Sialia mexicana) |
Description: Boulder Creek Road. In the foothills of San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2008:05:09 10:47 |
Location:
Boulder Creek Road |
Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/350 |
File Name: JCD5286WesternBlueBird |
© 2008 - Jack Daynes - shadeTree Imaging |


Western Bluebird(Sialia mexicana) |
Description: Poway. San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2011:02:03 11:25 |
Location:
Poway Grove Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 550 mm, f/5.6, 1/250 |
File Name: JCD6695.WesternBlueBird |
© 2011 - Jack Daynes - shadeTree Imaging |


Western Bluebird(Sialia mexicana) |
Description: Lake Morena area near Campo. San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2011:04:28 9:53 |
Location:
Lake Morena |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/640 |
File Name: JCD7739-WesternBlueBird |
© 2011 - Jack Daynes - shadeTree Imaging |


Western Bluebird(Sialia mexicana) |
Description: Goodan Ranch, Sycamore Canyon. Poway, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2008:09:07 15:15 |
Location:
Goodan Ranch |
Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/500 |
File Name: jcd9970WesternBlueBird |
© 2008 - Jack Daynes - shadeTree Imaging |


Western Bluebird(Sialia mexicana) |
Description: William Heise Park on the western slopes of the Laguna Mountains near Julian. San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2011:06:28 10:05 |
Location:
William Heise Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/200 |
File Name: JCD0315-WesternBlueBird |
© 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Western Bluebird(Sialia mexicana) |
Description: The Springs at Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:06:06 16:24 |
Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/40 |
File Name: Cut_D3X5600-WesternBlueBird-Head |
© 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


Western Bluebird(Sialia mexicana) |
Description: At the 'Springs' on Santa Rosa Mountain. Elevation 7400' on southern Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:08:30 8:47 |
Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/100 |
File Name: Cut_D3X8594-WesternBlueBird |
© 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


Western Bluebird(Sialia mexicana) |
Description: The Springs at Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2015:08:13 8:36 |
Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/7.1, 1/125 |
File Name: D3X3618-WesternBlueBird |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


Western Bluebird(Sialia mexicana) |
Description: The Springs at Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2015:08:13 9:03 |
Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/7.1, 1/320 |
File Name: D3X3684-WesternBlueBird |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


Western Bluebird(Sialia mexicana) |
Description: The Springs at Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:06:06 14:33 |
Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/60 |
File Name: D3X5455-WesternBlueBird |
© 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


Western Bluebird(Sialia mexicana) |
Description: The Springs at Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:06:06 14:34 |
Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/125 |
File Name: D3X5459-WesternBlueBird |
© 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


Western Bluebird(Sialia mexicana) |
Description: The Springs at Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:06:06 15:52 |
Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/100 |
File Name: D3X5517-WesternBlueBird |
© 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Western Bluebird(Sialia mexicana) |
Description: Ramona Grasslands Preserve, Ramona, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2013:05:17 9:21 |
Location:
Ramona Grassland Preserve |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/320 |
File Name: D3X7421-WesternBlueBird |
© 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Western Bluebird(Sialia mexicana) |
Description: Ramona Grasslands Preserve, Ramona, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2013:05:17 9:23 |
Location:
Ramona Grassland Preserve |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/250 |
File Name: D3X7435-WesternBlueBird |
© 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Western Bluebird(Sialia mexicana) |
Description: Juvenile at Garnet Creek, on the lower slopes of Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2012:08:24 13:41 |
Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/80 |
File Name: D3X8372-WesternBlueBird-Juvenile |
© 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


Western Bluebird(Sialia mexicana) |
Description: Juvenile at Garnet Creek, on the lower slopes of Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2012:08:24 13:57 |
Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/100 |
File Name: D3X8410-WesternBlueBird-Juvenile |
© 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging |


Western Bluebird(Sialia mexicana) |
Description: At Garnet Queen Creek Crossing, on Santa Rosa Mountain. Southern Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2011:09:10 10:58 |
Location:
Ribbonwood |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/200 |
File Name: D3X2424-WesternBlueBird |
© 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Western Bluebird(Sialia mexicana) |
Description: Juvenile at Garnet Creek, on the lower slopes of Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2012:08:24 14:29 |
Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/80 |
File Name: D3X8470-WesternBlueBird-Juvenile |
© 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Western Bluebird(Sialia mexicana) |
Description: Garnet Creek, on the lower slopes of Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2012:08:24 14:32 |
Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/160 |
File Name: D3X8487-WesternBlueBird |
© 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging |


Western Bluebird(Sialia mexicana) |
Description: Santa Ysabel Preserve West Trail, Santa Ysabel, California. Northeast San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2013:06:02 5:50 |
Location:
Santa Ysabel Reserve |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/2500 |
File Name: D3X8684-WesternBlueBird |
© 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


Western Bluebird(Sialia mexicana) |
Description: Nesting birds at the Santa Ysabel Preserve West Trail, Santa Ysabel, California. Northeast San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2013:06:02 8:43 |
Location:
Santa Ysabel Reserve |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: D3X8764-WesternBlueBird |
© 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


Western Bluebird(Sialia mexicana) |
Description: Nesting birds at the Santa Ysabel Preserve West Trail, Santa Ysabel, California. Northeast San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2013:06:02 9:45 |
Location:
Santa Ysabel Reserve |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/250 |
File Name: D3X8794-WesternBlueBird |
© 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


Western Bluebird(Sialia mexicana) |
Description: Nesting birds at the Santa Ysabel Preserve West Trail, Santa Ysabel, California. Northeast San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2013:06:02 9:46 |
Location:
Santa Ysabel Reserve |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/320 |
File Name: D3X8801-WesternBlueBird |
© 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


Western Bluebird(Sialia mexicana) |
Description: Nesting birds at the Santa Ysabel Preserve West Trail, Santa Ysabel, California. Northeast San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2013:06:02 9:51 |
Location:
Santa Ysabel Reserve |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/250 |
File Name: D3X8808-WesternBlueBird |
© 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


Western Bluebird(Sialia mexicana) |
Description: Goodan Ranch, Sycamore Canyon. Poway, California. San Diego County 2008-09-08. |
Date Taken: 2008:09:08 17:22 |
Location:
Gooden Ranch |
Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/50 |
File Name: jcd0268WesternBlueBird |
© 2008 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Western Bluebird(Sialia mexicana) |
Description: Fulmor Lake area. Images from the SDNHM study of the Santa Rosa, San Jacinto Mountains. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2010:06:29 11:27 |
Location:
Fulmor Lake |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/250 |
File Name: JCD1556.WesternBlueBird.Pair_ |
© 2010 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Western Bluebird(Sialia mexicana) |
Description: Goodan Ranch, Sycamore Canyon. Poway, California. San Diego County 2008-07-29. |
Date Taken: 2008:07:29 16:36 |
Location:
Gooden Ranch |
Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/1000 |
File Name: jcd9260WesternBlueBird |
© 2008 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Western Bluebird(Sialia mexicana) |
Description: William Heise Park on the western slopes of the Laguna Mountains near Julian. San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2011:06:28 10:51 |
Location:
William Heise Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/400 |
File Name: JCD0381-WesternBlueBird |
© 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Western Bluebird(Sialia mexicana) |
Description: Papa and his young offspring at William Heise Park on the western slopes of the Laguna Mountains near Julian. San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2011:06:28 10:17 |
Location:
William Heise Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/2000 |
File Name: JCD0327-WesternBlueBird |
© 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Western Bluebird(Sialia mexicana) |
Description: A few captured moments with thirsty bathers in November with yardbirds at my Poway home. Poway California in San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2019:11:23 15:03 |
Location:
Poway Grove Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: WesternBluebird_D5X8351-Poway |
© 2019 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Western Bluebird(Sialia mexicana) |
Description: The Springs at Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2016:06:10 17:44 |
Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/250 |
File Name: D722238-WesternBlueBird |
© 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Western Bluebird(Sialia mexicana) |
Description: The Springs at Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2015:08:13 10:29 |
Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/7.1, 1/80 |
File Name: D3X4036-WesternBlueBird |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


Western Bluebird(Sialia mexicana) |
Description: The Springs at Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2016:06:10 17:38 |
Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/500 |
File Name: D722205-WesternBlueBird |
© 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Western Bluebird(Sialia mexicana) |
Description: The Springs at Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2016:06:10 16:22 |
Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/640 |
File Name: D721956-WesternBlueBird |
© 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Western Bluebird(Sialia mexicana) |
Description: The Springs at Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2016:06:10 17:52 |
Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/400 |
File Name: D722263-WesternBlueBird |
© 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Western Bluebird(Sialia mexicana) |
Description: The Springs at Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2016:06:11 9:50 |
Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D722356-WesternBlueBird |
© 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Western Bluebird(Sialia mexicana) |
Description: Juvenile at Garnet Creek, on the lower slopes of Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2012:08:24 13:57 |
Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/100 |
File Name: D3X8412-WesternBlueBird-Juvenile |
© 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging |


Western Bluebird(Sialia mexicana) |
Description: Juvenile at Garnet Creek, on the lower slopes of Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2012:08:24 14:23 |
Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/160 |
File Name: D3X8457-WesternBlueBird-Juvenile |
© 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging |


Western Bluebird(Sialia mexicana) |
Description: At the 'Springs' on Santa Rosa Mountain. Elevation 7400' on southern Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:08:30 8:47 |
Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/100 |
File Name: D3X8594-WesternBlueBird |
© 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


Western Bluebird(Sialia mexicana) |
Description: The Springs at Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:06:06 16:24 |
Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/40 |
File Name: D3X5600-WesternBlueBird |
© 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Western Bluebird(Sialia mexicana) |
Description: The Springs at Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2014:06:07 9:58 |
Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: D3X5757-WesternBlueBird |
© 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


Western Bluebird(Sialia mexicana) |
Description: Juvenile at Garnet Creek, on the lower slopes of Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2012:08:24 13:58 |
Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/100 |
File Name: D3X8416-WesternBlueBird-Juvenile |
© 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


Western Bluebird(Sialia mexicana) |
Description: Santa Ysabel Preserve West Trail, Santa Ysabel, California. Northeast San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2013:06:02 5:49 |
Location:
Santa Ysabel Reserve |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/2500 |
File Name: D3X8676-WesternBlueBird |
© 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


Western Bluebird(Sialia mexicana) |
Description: Garnet Creek, on the lower slopes of Santa Rosa Mountain. Riverside County, California. |
Date Taken: 2012:08:24 14:00 |
Location:
Santa Rosa Mountain |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/80 |
File Name: D3X8426-WesternBlueBird |
© 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |


Western Bluebird(Sialia mexicana) |
Description: When the bluebirds came to the water, it was usually in large numbers. The morning after I arrived, the birds found a temporary watering hole at Pine Springs Camp. The event at Guadalupe National Park was a memorable one for me. |
Date Taken: 2020:12:28 10:53 |
Location:
Pine Springs |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: WesternBluebird_D5X5904-GuadalupeMountain-TX |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Western Bluebird(Sialia mexicana) |
Description: When the bluebirds came to the water, it was usually in large numbers. The morning after I arrived, the birds found a temporary watering hole at Pine Springs Camp. The event at Guadalupe National Park was a memorable one for me. |
Date Taken: 2020:12:28 10:54 |
Location:
Pine Springs |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: WesternBluebird_D5X5959-GuadalupeMountain-TX |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Western Bluebird(Sialia mexicana) |
Description: When the bluebirds came to the water, it was usually in large numbers. The morning after I arrived, the birds found a temporary watering hole at Pine Springs Camp. The event at Guadalupe National Park was a memorable one for me. |
Date Taken: 2020:12:28 10:54 |
Location:
Pine Springs |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: WesternBluebird_D5X6016-GuadalupeMountain-TX |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Western Bluebird(Sialia mexicana) |
Description: When the bluebirds came to the water, it was usually in large numbers. The morning after I arrived, the birds found a temporary watering hole at Pine Springs Camp. The event at Guadalupe National Park was a memorable one for me. |
Date Taken: 2020:12:28 10:53 |
Location:
Pine Springs |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: WesternBluebird_D5X5903-GuadalupeMountain-TX |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Western Bluebird(Sialia mexicana) |
Description: Western Bluebirds far outnumbered any other species in the canyon where I camped. The sun sets early in December at Pine Springs. I arrived Sunday at Guadalupe National Park in time to capture a few bird images. |
Date Taken: 2020:12:27 15:37 |
Location:
Pine Springs |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/8000 |
File Name: WesternBluebird_D5X3682-GuadalupeMountain-TX |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Western Bluebird(Sialia mexicana) |
Description: And the chaos ensued ... When the bluebirds came to the water, it was usually in large numbers. The morning after I arrived, the birds found a temporary watering hole at Pine Springs Camp. The event at Guadalupe National Park was a memorable one for me. |
Date Taken: 2020:12:28 10:00 |
Location:
Pine Springs |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: WesternBluebird_D5X4892-GuadalupeMountain-TX |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Western Bluebird(Sialia mexicana) |
Description: Western Bluebirds far outnumbered any other species in the canyon where I camped. The sun sets early in December at Pine Springs. I arrived Sunday at Guadalupe National Park in time to capture a few bird images. |
Date Taken: 2020:12:27 15:30 |
Location:
Pine Springs |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: WesternBluebird_D5X3574-GuadalupeMountain-TX |
© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |

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