A pair of Western Bluebirds are lifting spirits all over Los Alamos recently as they find a water hole in a frozen pond and stop to take a drink recently in the yard of a residence on Barranca Mesa. Western Bluebirds are highly social and usually feed in flocks during the non-breeding season. They hunt for terrestrial insects by dropping to the ground from a low perch. Western Bluebirds also frequently feed on berries in trees. Western Bluebirds rely on trees both for nesting cavities and hunting perches, and also perch on fences and utility lines. Source: allaboutbirds.org. Photo by Selvi Viswanathan

Two Western Bluebirds sipping water from a hole they spotted in a frozen pond recently in the yard of a residence on Barranca Mesa. Selvi Viswanathan 

A third Western Bluebird is spotted sipping water from  the same hole in a frozen pond recently in the yard of a residence on Barranca Mesa. Photo by Selvi Viswanathan