tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4887611572204446516.post4371305085648317096..comments2023-03-30T06:04:57.493-04:00Comments on Fish and Frog - Turtle and Blog: We Are FamilyBaker Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06431580638031405772noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4887611572204446516.post-37265358110019244532008-10-21T22:55:00.000-04:002008-10-21T22:55:00.000-04:00Great shots! Yellow is a hard color to capture. No...Great shots! Yellow is a hard color to capture. No clue why that is. Congrats on getting that bluebird family photo, too. I didn't know one brood would stay to help the next.MyMaracashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277857661670053625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4887611572204446516.post-75288296480970570842008-10-21T07:52:00.000-04:002008-10-21T07:52:00.000-04:00What a beautiful family portrait! I'd no idea blu...What a beautiful family portrait! I'd no idea bluebirds were quite so blue - they're lovely.Dragonstarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05935435587527038459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4887611572204446516.post-67464844431117645422008-10-21T04:08:00.000-04:002008-10-21T04:08:00.000-04:00Beautiful photo! I love family stories in the ani...Beautiful photo! I love family stories in the animal kingdom - so often we think of animal instinct as being the opposite of family oriented...Mozi Esmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16078786257885681829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4887611572204446516.post-88191702087767561582008-10-20T20:28:00.000-04:002008-10-20T20:28:00.000-04:00Beautiful family photo! Bluebirds are so beautifu...Beautiful family photo! Bluebirds are so beautiful, I wish I could attract a few to my yard.Iowa Gardening Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13457574109288160557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4887611572204446516.post-61848956029552605562008-10-20T19:53:00.000-04:002008-10-20T19:53:00.000-04:00Your Bluebird family shot is very special. WOW!Your Bluebird family shot is very special. WOW!Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01740696035980768212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4887611572204446516.post-41961963062131101862008-10-20T16:52:00.000-04:002008-10-20T16:52:00.000-04:00Tammy - Most have at least 2 broods per year - I'...Tammy - Most have at least 2 broods per year - I'm not sure how common it is for the last broods to stay until the next spring but we see it quite often - It may depend upon how late in the season they are fledged<BR/><BR/>avril - thanks - They are checking out the open pasture - Birds nearly always sit on that fence faced in that direction - their backs are to the trees around the pond about 15-20 feet away - the open pasture before them is a prime feeding ground as they prefer insects such as grasshoppersBaker Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06431580638031405772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4887611572204446516.post-48791908820035713212008-10-20T16:19:00.000-04:002008-10-20T16:19:00.000-04:00Baker, another gorgeous photo!! And what are they ...Baker, another gorgeous photo!! And what are they looking at?? Absolutely beautiful birds!Avril Brandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16999189772401528299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4887611572204446516.post-39182644279795574332008-10-20T15:40:00.000-04:002008-10-20T15:40:00.000-04:00I love bluebirds. I didn't realize that they have...I love bluebirds. I didn't realize that they have more than one brood in a summer or that they stay in a family group until spring. I just know that they are very beautiful birds.Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14122354040207237409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4887611572204446516.post-21804539636136009792008-10-20T14:09:00.000-04:002008-10-20T14:09:00.000-04:00Cheryl - They are great birds to watch - They gene...Cheryl - They are great birds to watch - They generally like open spaces for their homes so you can see them from a distance as they go about caring for the eggs and the young ones<BR/><BR/>Michelle - We have several houses around and we generally have at least 3-4 families each year<BR/><BR/>szilvia - They were all pointed toward the pasture which is a favorite hunting spot for insects - I was lucky to get close enough to take a shot before they started to leave<BR/><BR/>Kim - The young don't always stay around but is obvious when they do as the houses are generally in the open and you can see the activity around them<BR/><BR/>Blue - I think that is one reason I like the bluebirds so much - When you hear them you can normally see them too<BR/><BR/>Carver - Thanks <BR/><BR/>Annie - That must be cool to have them up close to your house - Most of our bluebird houses are well away from the house in areas where the birds have open space to fly and hunt <BR/><BR/>BakerBaker Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06431580638031405772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4887611572204446516.post-63467146154054181062008-10-20T12:56:00.000-04:002008-10-20T12:56:00.000-04:00They are my favorite bird! I have a bluebird house...They are my favorite bird! I have a bluebird house outside my kitchen window and I love watching the family grow over the course of the summer. Great photo you got!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4887611572204446516.post-561401267963624472008-10-20T12:11:00.000-04:002008-10-20T12:11:00.000-04:00I love that shot. Perfect for the family theme.I love that shot. Perfect for the family theme.Carverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05968919406427737503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4887611572204446516.post-27050556784209772932008-10-20T09:34:00.000-04:002008-10-20T09:34:00.000-04:00Wow! Those are lovely birds. Our birds are heard, ...Wow! Those are lovely birds. Our birds are heard, but rarely seen. LOLBluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09885703166674906033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4887611572204446516.post-91759260710773939842008-10-20T05:37:00.000-04:002008-10-20T05:37:00.000-04:00That's a great family photo...interesting that a c...That's a great family photo...interesting that a couple of generations stick around and help out.spookydragonflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05972127156968863571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4887611572204446516.post-53684177801637246512008-10-20T01:37:00.000-04:002008-10-20T01:37:00.000-04:00isn't it unbelievable to have colors like that blu...isn't it unbelievable to have colors like that blue in nature? beautiful shot, love all the family looking at the same direction :)szilviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05520880395750318572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4887611572204446516.post-40586703783999590912008-10-19T22:49:00.000-04:002008-10-19T22:49:00.000-04:00They are beautiful birds Baker and you are so luck...They are beautiful birds Baker and you are so lucky to have them...Rambling Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15080120317890707767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4887611572204446516.post-6066348598445538992008-10-19T16:09:00.000-04:002008-10-19T16:09:00.000-04:00Oh I'm hooked....how beautiful are they.....tks Ba...Oh I'm hooked....how beautiful are they.....tks Baker you have made my evening......Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14802468583972118464noreply@blogger.com