Just the Two of Us

This handsome pair of love birds – or…ummm…bluebirds – showed up early this spring. We have several bluebird houses around our yard and expect these (and more, hopefully) to raise a brood, as they have the last couple of years.

They are sitting on the edge of a stoneware bowl that I stock with a treat of mealworms for them each morning. It’s set on a post about three feet off the ground.  As you can see from the lilac bush behind them, the leaves are just starting to sprout in our neck of the woods.

I took this photo remotely.  I had my camera on a tripod about 20 feet away from the birds…while I watched from the window in our pantry (probably 40 feet in the opposite direction) and pressed my wireless remote shutter button when I saw the birds at the bowl.

Watch for more of this pair in coming days…and through the summer; now that I’ve got them trained to pose for me.

To see a larger view, click on the image.