Monday, July 16, 2012

Blue Monday - Bluebird Houses

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There was an interesting story in the Tampa Bay Times this past Thursday. Louis Nipper has built 266 bluebird boxes and placed them along the 46-mile span of the Withlacoochee State Trail. Because of his efforts, bluebirds are now frequently seen in the area.

"They're beautiful," he said. "I love their vibrant blue color."
He sounds like a guy well suited for Blue Monday!


I got this picture of an Eastern Bluebird from here.


Here Mr. Nipper is seen checking for bluebird eggs in one of the houses he built.




He keeps track of the number of eggs. Here you see three beautiful Blue eggs.


[Photos by OCTAVIO JONES | Times]


For the full story, click Tampa Bay Times.

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35 comments:

Annesphamily said...

I love to see bird eggs! So sweet and the surprise inside is even more fun! I really loved your post Sally. Have a beautiful week! Hugs Anne

SwedishCorner ~ DownUnder...Pernilla said...

Happy Blue Monday, Sally!
Beautiful BLUE bird eggs! Love the bird too. Have a great week :)
Greetings from Australia♥
~Pernilla

Marice said...

Such a cute bird!

happy Blue Monday Sally!

cassandrasminicorner said...

Had not seen that kind of Bird before, so sweet and so cute:)

Chubskulit Rose said...

That blue bird is really pretty!

Melbourne Australia Photos said...

Delightful photos of the bluebird and the eggs!

Thanks for hosting!

Deborah Kay at The Paint Splash said...

Love watching birds too. Blessings, Debbie

Meoww said...

Birds eggs! thats really exciting :)

GranthamLynn said...

That is so cool. I love your little blue bird shot. So cool that he brought the blue bird back to your area. That is not something you normally think about. I am glad he to the initiative and gave your community the opportunity to enjoy them.
Thanks for sharing. And thanks for Blue Monday.
Love ya,
Sherry

Mylene said...

Cute blue bird. There are also many birds in our place but I haven't seen a bluebird yet.

Anni said...

A truly beautiful blue bird with lovely eggs, too! I wonder if they sing?

Happy Blue Monday, Sally!

January Zelene said...

that's lovely! Happy Blue Monday Sally!

Fashion Momma said...

Beautiful blue bird!

I played too. Mine are here and here.

Gerald (SK14) said...

bluebirds are something we don't see in our neck of the woods

Beverly said...

Good for him. I love bluebirds, too. The squirrels gnawed away at the hole in our bluebird house making it unsafe for the birds. We need to get another one for next year.

Happy Blue Monday, dear Sally.♥ Thank you for hosting.

Eden said...

The bird is beautiful. Beautiful photos too

black eyed susans kitchen said...

Good morning Sally...your photos of the bird and the nest full of eggs are lovely!

LadyD Piano said...

Great post with beautiful photos. I love birds!

Anonymous said...

What a neat thing for him to do! I think we had one of those in our yard the other day, though I didn't get a good enough look to be sure.

Pat @ Mille Fiori Favoriti said...

I very rarely see bluebirds where I live, Sally. They are beautiful birds,and I'm glad people help them propagate by providing them with houses.

Happy Blue Monday!

Elaine said...

A great story. it's so nice to see someone helping to provide for these beautiful birds

Diann said...

Natures Blues are the best! Beautiful Sally. Thank you for hosting and have a wonderful day!

Lina Gustina said...

Salute to him. 266 blue bird boxes are a great amount. The bird is very lovely.

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Jackie McGuinness said...

These bluebirds are precious. They are very lucky to have him nurturing them.

Vores have said...

Great pictures you show.
Thank you for visiting my blog.
Wishing you a good new week :)
Hanne Bente

Full-On-Forward said...

Sally, What happened to the Tribune???-- Beautiful Bird--one of my Favs! Thanks for all you do!

Linda @ A La Carte said...

We have a blue bird box in our yard and they nest in it frequently. We love to watch them....such gorgeous birds.

My name is Riet said...

Gorgeous blue bird Sally Happy blue Monday

Marleen said...

This is a lovely blue post you have. Thank you for hosting!

Loui♥ said...

Hello sweet friend..
I'm a bit late..
but wait til you see what I've got!!!
love your blues..
birds and eggs..
love them both..
and i do have quite the collection of ..birdcages!!!
hugs..
Loui♥

Jeanne said...

Hi Sally, I commented last night and Google didn't accept it when I tried to Publish. Anyway, we are glad to be home and sort of back to normal. It is in the low to mid 80's here. Perfect weather with some rain.

Yes, Ashley can really jump. She is amazing. Of course at 5' 11" she has a good start. HA!

I love your bluebird post today. My favorite bird to admire. I am going back to read the article. The guy who does all of this is quite devoted to his hobby.

Happy Blue Monday Sally.
Hugs, Jeanne

Judi said...

Hi Sally *hugs*
We are both sharing blue eggs today. Isn't that a wonderful thing to do to increase the number of these wonderful birds.
Great pictures and such pretty eggs...
hope you are having a great day..
Judi

Gunsside said...

Interesting, and lovely blue post:) Have a nice week

Emzkie said...

hello Sally, if u have read my post, u would see the link. its at the bottom of the last photo, the word Blue. i was wondering why nobody commented my post, its because u deleted my link. i feel sad that you dont read post.
thanks for hosting Blue Monday.

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❀~Myrna~❀ said...

That is amazing! I love bluebirds!