Jan 25 2010
Let Me Out!
This photo was taken while making the rounds checking nestboxes on the Sagehen Reservoir bluebird trail. The day was warm. I was driving the pickup with the window open on the driver’s side. Returning to the vehicle after checking a box I discovered this little lady in the cab of the pickup. Trapped as she was she presented an opportunity to snap some pictures. After several exposures I moved around to the other side of the vehicle and the bird exited through the open window. No apparent harm was done with this encounter. My guess is that she entered the cab in search of insects or maybe just curiosity. Note the brownish area on her upper back. Male western bluebird’s back is even more brown which help distinguish them fron the eastern species.