We are wont to have earlier than this a few days at least that seem to start the sap in the trees and the blood in the veins, when the first bluebird is heard, and we get one swift, delicious glimpse of the good time coming.
The bluebird is the true voice of early spring, as is the bobolink of later spring.
Conspicuous among these are the bluebird and the hermit thrush, two birds closely related, but very different both in coloring and disposition.
The bluebird is one of the first birds to be learned by the country children; his bright colors, cheerful music and affectionate, trusting disposition make him a general favorite.
But the less intrepid bluebird will wait for a south wind's caress ere his gurgle of delight will float earward as airily as his hovering flight.
For the raindrops were soon turned brackish by the waves which dashed upon the reef from all sides, and the Bluebirdhad to keep hopping up and down to avoid being drowned in the tossing spray.
This time there was a terrible earthquake, until the sea boiled and rolled into huge waves as if churned by a mighty churn at the very bottom of things, and with a terrified scream the Bluebird flew high into the air.
Soon the poor little Bluebird became very weary and wished he had not ventured upon so long a flight.
Was it not wonderful how the kind Father came to scatter those many islands in the Pacific Ocean,--stepping-stones for a tiny little Bluebirdso that he need not wet his feet in crossing that wide salty river?
Next the gentle Redbreast claimed his vest, and the Bluebird her azure feathers, and the Ostrich her train which she had sorely missed.
He burgled the Bluebird and the Redbird and the Yellowbird; and not one single feathered creature escaped his clever beak.
From one island to another the Bluebird flew, finding rest and refreshment on each, until he reached the mainland in safety.
Therefore the little Bluebird was especially dear to the Spirit of the sky, the Father in Heaven.
But when the noise and the rumbling died away and once more the sea lay calm and still, what do you think the Bluebird saw?
I gotta deliver yuh up to the Bluebird in a minute.
But I gotta take back a load of Bohunks to the Bluebird this afternoon, and my stage, she's a total wreck.
Nest: The mountain bluebird usually nests in natural cavities or in old woodpecker holes but will also use man-made structures.
Nest: Eastern bluebird nesting sites (snags) are often eliminated because of their unsightliness or interference with cultivation.
The bluebird was once a familiar tenant of towns, hailed as the herald of a new vernal season, and decidedly domestic in its habits.
But the wings of my little bluebird are not strong enough to carry her very far away, so she is coming back to the nest again.
The Bluebird danced dizzily upon white crests or swooped into black and yawning chasms.
To Landless he said, "Bring the Bluebird up to the wharf, and see that she is sweet and clean inside.
There was but little wind, but what there was came from the land, and the Bluebird moved steadily though listlessly down the inlet, between the velvet marshes.
The Bluebirdpitched and tossed at the mercy of the great waves that combed above her.
The wind freshened, coming in hot little puffs, and the Bluebird slid more swiftly over the low hills.
The Bluebird had left the inlet and was rising and falling with the long oily swell of the vast sheet of water that stretched before them to a horizon of vivid blue.
They two have strings of pearl thicker than the stem of the grape vine; they are painted with puccoon, and the feathers of the bluebird and the redbird are upon them.
The bluebirdcomes because he has seen the spring; Hyla comes because he has the spring in his heart.
The bluebirdis the only possible interpreter of those first dark signs of March; through him we have faith in the glint of the pussy-willows, in the half-thawed peep of the hylas, and in the northward flying of the geese.
The bluebird comes and broods over this death and birth, until the old winter sleeps his long sleep, and the young spring wakes to her beautiful life.
Nor is it altogether his voice that draws us; the snowflakes could hardly melt into tones more mellow, nor flecks of the sky's April blue run into notes more limpid, yet the bluebird is no singer.
The bluebirdfinds his dwelling ready made, lower down, often in a horizontal limb, having neither strength nor inclination to bore for himself.
So the crawfish and the parrot Sauntered slowly toward the sea, While the bluebird stole the carrot And returned the glue to me.
A bluebird warbled and cooed to himself on the fence and paid no attention.
But the bluebird in the bush had to do with a pet scheme of his for a weekly critical review of a different stamp from Hadow Bury's Whim.
On this particular morning I first heard the tender notes of "the darling of children and bards"--the bluebird baby.
The thin and worn looking mother who had him in charge worked without ceasing, while the open-mouthed infant lifted up his voice and wept in a way so petulant and persistent as to completely disguise its sweet bluebird quality.
The young thrasher and the robin chirped in the grove; sweet bluebird and pewee baby cries came from the shrubbery; the golden-wing leaned far out of his oaken walls, and called from morning to night.
When the place where the first birds lived became too crowded and old King Eagle led them out into the new land Old Mother Nature had been preparing for them, Mr. Bluebird was one of the first to follow him.
This reply so pleased Old Mother Nature that she then and there made Mr. Bluebird the herald of Mistress Spring and started him on his long journey.
When he had completed his errand, Mr. Bluebird built a home and was as modest and retiring as ever.
Mr. Bluebird said that he would be glad to be the herald if she wished it.
Everybody ought to know it, and Winsome Bluebird certainly never will tell it himself.
It was a long journey and a hard journey, harder, very much harder for Mr. Bluebird than the same journey is for Winsome these days.
Mr. Bluebird was one of the quietest and most modest of all the birds.
Winsome Bluebird has a beautiful nature and his beautiful coat is the reward which Old Mother Nature has given him.
Then Old Mother Nature told all the birds how brave Mr. Bluebird was and how faithful and true, and she made all the other birds feel ashamed, especially those bigger and stronger than Mr. Bluebird.
I have always loved Winsome Bluebird and now I shall love him more.
Old Mother Nature just had to smile, because compared with some of his neighbors Mr. Bluebird was so very small.
So Peter loves Winsome Bluebird and never tires of seeing him about.
I was speaking of the gentleness of a bluebird when my friend remarked, 'They can fight as fiercely as others if their selection of a home is questioned.
After a few days the females arrive in loose flocks, and then is heard the love-notes of the bluebird during his wooing of a mate.
The bluebird is one of the heralds of Spring; the male appears about a week before the female.
When they are strong enough to fly they leave home to seek their own fortunes and Mrs. Bluebird starts another brood.
The beautiful colours of the bluebird makes him very dear to bird lovers, for he actually brings a bit of Spring sky to chilled winter hearts.
Most of the house-work, such as nest building, is done by Mrs. Bluebird while the master of the establishment warbles and flits about to cheer his spouse.
That was very good, Jane; now, do you think you can recognise a bluebird when you see one?
While awaiting his mate Mr. Bluebird visits his old haunts and gossips happily with his old friends the robins.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "bluebird" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
