Bluebirds

Stand by for a confession. Ready? I was in the Girl Scouts for six years. I know, shocking.

Anyway, one of the things I learned about during Girl Scouts was bluebirds. We built bluebird houses, learned about where they like to live, their habits, etc. I realized the other day that I still remember a lot of that information.

There is a new subdivision right next to ours that doesn't have a lot of houses. They built and sold a few houses before the "recession" so there is lots of open space surrounded by an outer rim of trees. Perfect bluebird habitat.

And this is where I like to go "wunning" (aka walking/running) in the morning. And bluebirds like mornings too because they can catch bugs. And there is a bluebird pair that I've seen there. (that was a lot of "ands") Bluebirds are territorial so I'm assuming that they are the only pair in that area.

And they seem to follow me as I wun. I know they're not, but it looks that way sometimes. They'll fly a little way ahead, and when I get close they'll fly off again. Like they are leading me, or watching over me, or something. And the other day as I was leaving the area, the male (he's a brighter blue than the female) flew very close a landed in a nearby tree. He sang a few notes then flew off. Like he was saying, "So long, until next time."

I know he wasn't really. But I liked the thought. And it was fun to be reminded of bluebird facts that I learned almost 30 years ago.