Sialia sialis

tags: Eastern Bluebird, Blue Robin, Blue Redbreast, Sialia sialis, birds, mystery bird, bird ID quiz [Mystery bird] Eastern Bluebird, also known as the Blue Robin or the Blue Redbreast, Sialia sialis, photographed on the Katy Prairie, Katy, Texas. [I will identify this bird for you in 48 hours] Image: Joseph Kennedy, 25 November 2009 [larger view]. Nikon D200, Kowa 883 telescope with TSN-PZ camera eyepiece 1/350s f/8.0 at 1000.0mm iso400. Please name at least one field mark that supports your identification. Review all mystery birds to date.
tags: Male Eastern Bluebird, Sialia sialis, birds, Kansas, image of the day "Blue enough for ya?" Male Eastern Bluebird, Sialia sialis. Image: Dave Rintoul, KSU [larger view].