Many of them with features so striking that they attract attention wherever they are, especially this one that has its sky blue plumage.
The mountain bluebird (Sialia currucoides) is definitely one of those birds that meets these criteria, managing to look stunning in its sky blue suit, but at the same time extremely adorable.
More like a fluffy, flying cotton ball.
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–Its bright red and yellow shoulder pads stand out much more compared to its shiny black plumage!
Fascinating for its soothing blue plumage, it appears darker on its wings and paler on its underparts.
Unlike their male counterparts, females are mostly grayish brown on the head, chest, wings and tail.
These birds can be found throughout much of the western United States and Canada, especially during the breeding season, letting many people know that spring is on the way.
During the summer, the mountain blues’ diet consists predominantly of insects;
During the breeding season, you may be lucky enough to have a nest built in your backyard, watch the eggs incubate and hatch.
However, they are clearly just as cute as the buttons, but be aware that they can be quite aggressive at times.Although they are quite common, populations have declined about 26% between 1966 and also in 2014, according to the North American Breeding Bird Survey.The global population is believed to be around 4.6 million, of which 80% spend some part of the year in the US, 20% breed in Canada, and 31% winter in Mexico.
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