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Is that my bluebird!!?

I had seen Lavender's post and thought you were just responding, Heather. Here you have captured happy moments and shared. You are really becoming an accomplished photographer!

And, I don't just say that because I'm happy.

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More photos, just because bluebirds are so danged photogenic! ;)

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Female mountain bluebird
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Black-necked stilts
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Yes indeed, a great shoveler shot!

Yellow-headed blackbirds? I think of them as Columbia Basin birds not Columbia Falls birds! I need to pay more attention to western Montana!

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And...just cause it's Easter, I'm going to share some bird pictures with you ;)
Black-necked stilts
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Cedar Waxwings (anybody know what shiny red berries he's eating?)
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Red-naped sapsucker
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Red-tailed hawk - watched this guy scoop up a mouse (or some lil unlucky critter) and devour it on this perch, very cool!
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Well, it doesn't quite look like a Mountain Ash, Heather.

What do you think? Those little trees make quite a contribution to our birdlife in late winter/early spring.

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You're right Steve, not mountain ash - I guess I could give you more info instead of just making it a random guess ;) It's shrub-like, bushy messy habitat. About 10' - 12' tall at most. No leaves on it yet, so kind of tough to ID. After looking at some pictures on the internet I'm sort of leaning toward Red Chokeberry, but I think I need to go back and check out the plant when the leaves come in.
 

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