Whilst I was working on my computer this afternoon, a bluebird came to take a bath (on one of the colder days of January).

I didn't know if taking a photo thru a slider would work, but I tried anyway (thank dog for digital cameras) . . . The flash of my camera, even at this distance, frightened it away. This is the third bluebird I've seen in Florida; we really don't have a bluebird-friendly environment here in Tarpon Woods. They like to be in tall grass areas to fill their nest boxes, so I'm grateful for the sightings I do get. As the poster above states, Sometimes the Bluebird of Happiness is in Your Own Courtyard. S/HEEEEEE'S BACK! 3 FEBRUARY All clean! IT'S A PAIR! 4 FEBRUARY This evening - when it was already too dark to take pics - TWO bluebirds were on the bird bath; I assume/hope it's a pair. An hour previously, however, I photographed a mockingbird contemplating taking a bath . . . . . . followed by an [unusually] alone cardinal actually taking one . . . TRAIL CAMERA 5 FEBRUARY At 11:00 a.m. (EST), Neal set up the trail cam to video the birdbath; this will be a test to see how it works, and we should see if anything uses the bath at night, too. Sometimes, I fill the bird bath, and the next morning, it's almost empty.

WATCH THE CARDINALS' SPA DAY HERE