Male Eastern Bluebird on nest box holding grasshopper, preparing to feed babies inside

Photo taken July 16, 2015. Four eggs were laid on June 18 to June 21, and four babies fledged on July 22. More information at http://barnswallowfriends.blogspot.com/2015/07/nesting-bluebirds-bugs-for-babies.html

Female Eastern Bluebird on nest box preparing to feed baby inside

We just put up this nest box in April. I took this photo early in the morning of July 22, 2015, the day the four babies fledged. I did not observe them fledging, but by evening the nest was empty. More information at http://barnswallowfriends.blogspot.com/2015/07/nesting-bluebirds-bugs-for-babies.html

Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Cornell Lab of Ornithology