Western Bluebird

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'''Size:''' 6-7 inches (17-19cm)
'''Size:''' 6-7 inches (17-19cm)
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'''Habitat:''' The Pacific Coast, parts of the Eastern Southwest and Mexico. Prefers edges of open forests and fields.
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'''Habitat:''' North America; the Pacific Coast, parts of the Eastern Southwest and Mexico. Prefers edges of open forests and fields.
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'''Status:''' This species is declining throughout within its range.
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'''Status:''' Least Concern. '''Global Population:''' 1,400,000 mature individuals. This species is declining throughout within its range.
'''Diet:''' Insects in summer, fruits and seed in winter.  
'''Diet:''' Insects in summer, fruits and seed in winter.  
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'''Breeding:''' 5 pale blue eggs are laid in a woven nest found tree cavities, snags and nest boxes.
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'''Breeding:''' 5 pale blue eggs are laid in a woven nest found tree cavities, snags and nest boxes. Preferred nesting shrub is poison oak.
'''Cool Facts:''' Western Bluebirds can have help with their nests. Parents of failed nests will help to raise others’ young. It has also been reported that violet-green swallows have helped with the feeding and defense of bluebird nests. Paternity is an issue amongst Western Bluebirds; 19% of all the young were fathered outside the pair bond.  
'''Cool Facts:''' Western Bluebirds can have help with their nests. Parents of failed nests will help to raise others’ young. It has also been reported that violet-green swallows have helped with the feeding and defense of bluebird nests. Paternity is an issue amongst Western Bluebirds; 19% of all the young were fathered outside the pair bond.  
'''Found in [http://www.daz3d.com/i.x/shop/itemdetails/-/?item=1321&cat=&_m=d&refid=653438178  Characters]'''
'''Found in [http://www.daz3d.com/i.x/shop/itemdetails/-/?item=1321&cat=&_m=d&refid=653438178  Characters]'''

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