BLUE+BIRD



http://www.nhptv.org/natureworks/graphics/mountainbluebird3sm.jpg Physical Characteristics:The Eastern blue bird's height is about 5.5 to 7 inches, wingspan is 11to13 inches, and its bill is thin. The male has blue feathers, an orange-red throat, and a white belly. The female has dull blue wings and tail, a grey head and back, a brown breast, a white eye ring, and a white belly.

Diet:

Do you know what Bluebirds eat? They eat insects and fruits. Some of the insects they eat are beetles, grasshoppers, caterpillars, and crickets. They also eat katydids, spiders, sow bugs, earthworms, and snails. That is what bluebirds eat.

Lifespan/Life cycle; Do you know what about the Bluebi rds lifespan/life cycle? Some facts about Bluebirds lifespan are they lay about 4-6 eggs in a loose nest of grass,and stems.They usually lay eggs about twice a season. Those are somethings that have to do with bluebirds lifespan/life cycle. Canipe, Steve. __bluebird.jpg__. 9/19/2001. Pics4Learning. 21 Oct 2010 

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