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10 May 2019

Battle of the Bluebird

It's the battle of the bluebird, folks. Maybe it's just Murphy's law because recently we had the car washed. Now we have a feisty bluebird who sees himself in the windows and is not content with having that new bird around. Suffice it to say that the car now needs washed again.

Said bluebird is also hovering like a helicopter and repeatedly jumping at himself into a window at the back of the house. So now I have taken to keeping the curtains closed to see if that helps. This just started yesterday.

I'm not really sure if this is because we added a new bluebird box in the back yard earlier this spring. We've had bluebirds at one box for years, but it seems, that with the addition of the new box, they have become a little more territorial. I knew the boxes were too close together when we added the new one,  but I was just hoping for everyone to just get along. So far, other than many weeks ago, both boxes have been ignored except for a chickadee and wren scoping out the new box.

I hate to think of Feisty Guy stressing himself out so much (Danny too, for that matter - he liked the clean car). But it looks like we'll be digging a new post hole soon in a new location. I think the front yard is due for one, which ought to do the trick!