Oscar writes: In September I spent a week in Yellowstone National Park with my family. Mountain Bluebirds were everywhere there, so I spent a bit of time trying to photograph them one afternoon while we were at Mammoth Hot Springs. This one briefly perched on a small pine tree, and I took this as it flew off.
Nikon D800, Nikon 600mm f/4 AF-S II lens
Mark writes: bluebirds, Western, Mountain and Eastern, are all lovely birds. I remember seeing Mountain Bluebirds in Yellowstone, as did Oscar, but my first and most memorable sighting was in the Badlands National Park. This image brought back memories of a slow puncture, my first Bison and cowboy hats.
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Beautiful image of a striking bird.
Thanks Steve!