Thursday, April 18, 2019

Saving Canada’s mountain bluebird


Photo: Veronica Reist

For as long as I can remember, birds have fascinated me. From my pre-teen years, rafting on a country slough, to recent bird expeditions to Columbia and Australia, I have sought out their pleasure.

There are three species of bluebirds, all found in North America: the eastern, western and mountain bluebird. The mountain bluebird breeds in the west, from the western states up through Canada and parts of Alaska and across the Rocky Mountains. Like many other birds, female bluebirds are much less colourful than the males. They often look more grey or brown than blue, with the exception of the tips of their wings and tails. Henry David Thoreau wrote, “The bluebird carries the sky on his back.”...https://www.readersdigest.ca/travel/canada/mountain-bluebird/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=rd_ourcanada&_cmp=OurCanadaCEM&_ebid=OurCanadaCEM4/18/2019&_mid=273591&ehid=E7EBF48E26DE0A6FA55A56B74D84792B5AD69129

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