Today I received a delightful surprise!

For some reason I thought that “my” bluebirds were nesting somewhere else this year, although they were eating the mealworms I’ve been putting out daily.  Occasionally I saw a female go into the nest box but thought she had built a nest without a mate!

Today I realized both a female and a male were flying in and out of the box with their beaks full of  inchworms!  Tiny cheaping noises were coming from within the box.

Here are a couple of pictures of Mr. BB working hard all afternoon.  Mrs. BB never stopped long enough for me to get a picture.

Mr. BB Sitting on Fence with a Beakful of Inchworms

Mr. BB Waiting to Go into the Box with a Beakful of Inchworms

Even though inchworms are VERY numerous this year I really wonder how he manages to get so many into his beak at once!