Western
Bluebird
(SialiaMexicana)
Photographed in the wild, Dana Point, California Nov 2008
The Western Bluebird is a common sight in parklands of the
West. Unlike the other species of bluebirds, it does not like large meadows,
preferring open forests instead.
Male are dark blue with a bright reddish chest. Female are
drab gray-blue with a duller reddish chest.
Occasionally Western Bluebirds have helpers at the nest.
Most of the extra birds attending nests are helping their presumed parents;
some after their own nests have failed
Western Bluebirds can be helped by birds far beyond family
members. Violet-green Swallows have been observed feeding and defending nests
of Western Bluebirds.
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