![Photo by DON BARTLING
Western Bluebirds hover over the ground and fly down to catch insects and may also fly from a perch to catch them. Their main diet consists of insects and berries.](https://hagadone.media.clients.ellingtoncms.com/ARTICLE_180419957_EP_-1_PAKSLLFBGPGQ_t1170.jpg?5cc718665ab672dba93d511ab4c682bb370e5f86)
Photo by DON BARTLING
Western Bluebirds hover over the ground and fly down to catch insects and may also fly from a perch to catch them. Their main diet consists of insects and berries.
April 19, 2018
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April 19, 2018 1 a.m.
The western bluebird: one of nature's finest!
Last Friday was a cloudy, rainy, chilly day and my mood matched the weather. Then I saw a western bluebird, and for the rest of the day I felt it was a “bluebird day” in spite of the weather. I was in the area of McArthur Lake when a male and female western bluebird landed in a budding tree nearby. Fortunately for me they were within camera range as I clicked away.