Rocky Mountain Bluebird Facts and Footage - Sialia currucoides

Описание: Footage and information about the Western Rocky Mountain Bluebird such as habitat, location, migration routes, diet, mating habits and how to attract these beautiful birds to visit your yard. Enjoy!

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A member of the thrush family, the Western Rocky Mountain Bluebird can be seen in open meadows near trees, sagebrush prairies, pinyon-juniper woods as well as mountainous areas and Alpine zones above the treeline; in the vicinity of the Rocky Mountains of North America. Stick with me for facts and footage of the beautiful Rocky Mountain Bluebird on this episode of animals for the win.
The Rocky Mountain Bluebird often forages by perching or hovering and then darts out to catch flying insects once their prey
has been spotted. Beetles, grasshoppers and caterpillars are also free game. In wintertime they forage for wild berries such as juniper berries, mistletoe, hack berries or anything else they can find.
The Rocky Mountain Bluebird dwells in high elevations during the summer months where insects are plentiful. They nest in empty hollows and crevices among trees, rocks, buildings or cliffs. Then as the weather begins to change, these breathtaking birds assume a slow, nomadic migration from high elevations down to the lower areas near the Rocky Mountains in search of better hunting grounds.
There are a few ways to attract these birds to visit your yard on their yearly migration routes. One way is to grow a garden, so that they have a place to forage for food during winter months. Although apparently not everything they find is worth swallowing. However it seems like they are getting enough nutrition to keep them going. Another way to attract bluebirds is to install a birdhouse that is the correct size for the birds you wish to attract.
You can purchase a kit and build your own or they also come fully assembled. Be sure to check the video description for links to birdhouses and also a book about attracting bluebirds, full of bonus information.
These birds mate and raise young twice per year having broods of between four and eight chicks at a time, usually during the spring months when they return to higher elevations.
If you live near the Rocky Mountains keep an eye out for these striking blue creatures of nature and let me know in the comments below if you have seen one. If you enjoyed this video please subscribe for more and I will see you next time.

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