Blue birds are prominent in several areas of the United States and have distinctive blue feathers. Here are some fun facts to know about the blue bird.

Learning about the blue birds

The blue bird is a vibrant blue bird that lives in the mountains and on the eastern and western coasts of the United States. They are medium sized birds and although the male is bright blue with a white underside, the female's color is more muted. A male blue bird uses its bright color to attract females. Because birds see in color, the brighter a male blue bird is the greater his chances are of reeling in a female.

What does a blue bird eat?

A blue bird likes to eat live food and is not the biggest fan of seeds. This is why a blue bird will migrate to the south for the winter and return in the summer. They don’t like to eat seed and because insects are scarce in the winter time, they go south where their chances of finding a living dinner are vastly superior.

Getting a blue bird to stay and eat in your backyard is more difficult than getting other birds, such as cardinals, to come to your yard but it can be done. If you want to bring a blue bird to your yard, you need to get a bird feeder that is blue bird friendly. This means that the blue bird feeder needs to have live food.

Don’t be horrified, at least not yet. You're not going to have to search through the yard, catch insects and then put them in a bird feeder to get the blue bird to your feeder. It's much easier than that. Blue birds like mealworms. You can find mealworms at most pet stores and can buy them for cheap.

Mealworms need a special kind of bird feeder. They will slide out of or die if they are placed in a normal bird feeder. What you should do is make a very simple bird feeder that just has a basin that will hold the mealworm while the blue bird is feeding. You can also make a small perch or section where the birds can land so they don't have to catch their meal on the fly.

Mealworms look a lot like ground up corn bread. They are harmless to people and are nowhere near as big or intrusive as other worms. The blue bird loves mealworms and will start to come around your yard if you provide a fresh supply of mealworms.