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16th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Mountain Bluebird

Umptanum road near Ellensburg, WA has another name in the spring, the Bluebird Trail. This dirt road is the home to both Mountain and Western Bluebirds as the residents have built boxes for these visitors to use for nesting. This intrepid male, however, chose to make a nest inside the hollow tube of a metal gate.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 06.2018
Date Uploaded: 11.2018
Photo Location: Washington, United States of America
Camera: COOLPIX P900
Copyright: © David Moore