That’s a Mountain Bluebird, as seen by West Seattle photographer Mark Wangerin. He tells WSB, “Although rare on this side of the mountains, a few have been seen west of the Cascades in the past few weeks. There are 3 (all males) along the Duwamish by South Park. What a treat! I was going to go east of the mountains this week searching for them.” They are “the most migratory of the bluebirds,” Seattle Audubon explains here.
WOW, how fortunate to see this species! I have only seen one in my life & I will never forget the moment!
What a gorgeous bird! His eye almost looks like that of a mammal, instead of a bird.
My kids and I spied an actual blue Jay yesterday a few blocks north of the junction. That was a first for me!
I saw this or a scrub jay (?) in my yard on Saturday. I was overjoyed to see a new type of bird in my yard!
How beautiful! What a lovely treat to see one over here. Thank you for sharing this wonderful photo.
I had one of these fly into my kitchen last week. I didn’t know they were in this area, so I’ve been wondering what it was.
Yay! We saw the trio at the substation and were so excited. There was also a magpie down there yesterday ♡
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