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Photo of the Month - May 2010

Photo of the Month

Your photo could be featured as Nature Canada's Photo of the Month.

1. Tell us your name, where you took the photo, and a brief description or story explaining the photo.

2. Image should be a .jpg file, smaller than 1MB.

3.When you submit a photo, you agree to allow Nature Canada to use your photo on our Web site, enewsletter, ecards and other educational materials. Every effort will be made to credit you as the photographer.

Hello Nature Canada,

I thought I would send you this photo I took of a Mountain Bluebird in the Kamloops area.

Cheers,
Dave Polster
Duncan, BC

Thanks for sharing this wonderful photo with us, Dave! It's always striking to see how the plumage of these birds matches so perfectly with the blue of the sky.

A chunky, medium-sized songbird, the Mountain Bluebird prefers more open habitats than either the Eastern or Western bluebirds. Where its range overlaps with these other species, the Mountain Bluebird will exclude the other bluebirds from its territory. This bird can also be found outside its normal range in winter, venturing into colder habitats.

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