Arthur Cleveland Bent - The love-making of the bluebird is as beautiful as the bird itself, and nor

The love-making of the bluebird is as beautiful as the bird itself, and normally as gentle, unless interrupted by some jealous rival who would steal his bride; then gentleness gives place to active combat. The male usually arrives a few days ahead of the female, selects what he considers to be a suitable summer home, and carols his sweetest, most seductive notes day after day until she appears in answer to his call.

- Arthur Cleveland Bent

source: Arthur Cleveland Bent (1949). “Life histories of North American thrushes, kinglets, and their allies: order Passeriformes”

topic: Beautiful, Summer, Home, Bluebird