On the Bluebird Trail

 Here is one of the lovely weathered bluebird boxes on the Bluebird Trail. 

Meet  Mr and Mrs Bluebird who were somewhat alarmed as they watched us open their front door

 And here is why.  Hopefully these wee eggs will hatch and the fledglings will make it.  Keep your fingers crossed for them.
The Bluebird trail in the southern interior of BC is all maintained by conscientious volunteers who look after the bird houses, monitor the state of the eggs, and compile the statistics.  Good on them I say! 

 Mind you, not all the houses contained eggs on the lovely Sunday morning we tramped Cora's section of the trail  and not all contained nests constructed by Bluebirds. But the Bluebird population is increasing again and this is a good thing.  We found some sparrow nests, and some swallow nests started in some of the houses and we found some completely empty houses - wrong neighbourhood I'm guessing. Even Bluebirds have a wish list when it comes to property ownership apparently.
 Following all that, a picnic, a cup of tea complete with a gorgeous country view were next.  And then it was back to town and reality.
Good luck Mr and Mrs Bluebird!  May you and your children have a happy, song-filled life full of good bugs to eat.