The UC Master Gardeners of Butte County are part of the University of California Cooperative Extension system, serving our ...

A pair of nesting eastern bluebirds has raised three broods in our bluebird box since March, and the female just laid another clutch of eggs that will hatch by mid-July. Beginning in February, the ...

Bluebirds are among the most recognizable backyard bird species throughout the United States. These delightful songbirds are sweet and gentle in nature, and their famous blue plumage is a welcome ...

Beautiful Eastern Bluebird in the Winter Snow Close Up Red White Blue Blurred Background Beak Feathers Blue Song Birds© Joanna Bailey/Shutterstock.com This shift from solitary nesting to shared ...

With their brilliant blue plumage, bluebirds are a welcome sight in our gardens any time of year. Folklore says you’ll have good luck and happiness if you see a bluebird, and it’s always a treat to ...

ATHENS, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – North America is the only place on Earth to find bluebirds, which belong to the thrush family, and there are only three species. In the eastern half of the US, we have the ...

You might have heard the phrase “bluebird of happiness,” and as it turns out, there’s some truth behind it. What is the meaning of a bluebird sighting? Around the world, bluebirds have a wide variety ...

One of those delightful chores that signals the beginning of spring is the task of building nest boxes for the birds in my ...

As I write this column I am feeling quite under the weather. The flu has come to town and it has me in its grip. I haven’t left the house in days and all I want to do is sleep. That being said, I am ...