WINGSCAPES

Happy Labor Day!

While birds “neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns,” they most certainly do labor – particularly in the construction of nests. This being Labor Day in the United States we thought it therefore appropriate to stop for a moment and consider just what a monumental effort this actually is for them.

 
Using only their beaks either to chisel out or carry all the needed materials to the nesting site, each year millions upon millions of nesting birds create a structure that provides both shelter from the elements as well as protection and concealment against predators. Even if they nest in a box or birdhouse like these bluebirds, they still must build the actual nest inside it; the box is just the foundation.

It makes us tired just thinking about it. Thank goodness we have the day off today.

Photos That Make You Say "Wow!"

Regardless if you’re an amateur or a professional – if you have ever taken a photograph your goal has most likely been to produce an image that makes everyone who sees it stop and say “Wow!” As one of our goals here at Wingscapes is to provide the tools with which to capture such images, we are always very pleased when BirdCam users share such images with us.

One such “Wow!” image that was recently uploaded to the Wingscapes BirdCam Photo Gallery is this Eastern Bluebird pair photographed at a nestbox by Emily from Lecompte, Louisiana. Many thanks Emily – and wow!

Picture Perfect Bluebird

One of the greatest joys in any photographer’s life, professional or amateur, is when everything about a photograph – the subject, the background, the lighting, etc. – comes together perfectly.

Take this superb image of a male Eastern Bluebird, for example, that was recently submitted to the Wingscapes BirdCam Photo Gallery by Cher from central New York state. The focus is razor sharp, the bird’s feathers are well lighted and vividly colored, and even the gleam in the bird’s eye seems to twinkle. Well done indeed Cher! Thanks for sharing this wonderful image with us all.

The Blue and the Gray

For well over a hundred years in the United States the image conjured by the pairing of the colors blue and gray has not been one of harmony. Fortunately, as this image submitted to the Wingscapes BirdCam Photo Gallery by David in Cary, NC shows, these colors need not represent conflict but can peacefully exist side by side.

This Gray Catbird and Eastern Bluebird pair seem not in the least bothered by the associations of their respective hues and are quite content to share a tasty meal of suet; certainly a lesson for us all.

Bluebirds and More from Cary, North Carolina

David from Cary, North Carolina sent in these great shots of various birds he recorded in his back yard using the Wingscapes BirdCam. Thanks David!

David writes:

Here's more of my favorite shots with the BirdCam.  All were photographed at my home in Cary, North Carolina.