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NPS/Patrick Myers Spring is irrepressible. After the cold 70 mph windstorm that swept through Colorado yesterday, mountain bluebirds have emerged again on this calm day, and tiny blades of green grass are appearing close to the warm earth. Mountain bluebirds are the first summer songbirds to appear at Great Sand Dunes, arriving in early spring when conditions are still snowy and blustery. Perhaps that's why they have positive symbolic significance in so many cultures throughout the world. For the Navajo, the 'Bluebird Song' is a call to wake before dawn and rise to greet the sun. Mountain bluebirds are said to 'wear the sky on their backs', but they are actually not blue! Their greyish-white feathers are designed to refract only the brilliant blue spectrum of light. Look for bluebirds along the park entrance road, diving for insects in the grass. The #YearOfTheBird continues throughout 2018!
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