Weary Traveler Arrives Home for the Season

“The bluebird carries
the sky on its back.”
- Henry David Thoreau. A weary mountain bluebird arrived at our Montana home today near Helena, several weeks later than normal. I captured a shot of him from a unique angle looking over his shoulder at me before flying beyond my sight. I was struck by the way his wings are stacked one upon another like a double staircase up the bird’s back. Hopefully we will have nesting pairs in our bird boxes like we did last year.