Indigo Bunting
Indigo Bunting plumage is dull brown black from the pigment melanin. That is, until the feathers meet sunlight. Then the blue wavelengths are refracted & … Read More “Indigo Bunting”
Indigo Bunting plumage is dull brown black from the pigment melanin. That is, until the feathers meet sunlight. Then the blue wavelengths are refracted & … Read More “Indigo Bunting”
Photograph of an Indigo Bunting taken in the Blue Ridge Mountains, central Virginia, USA.
Location: Nicholasville, KY While not common visitors to our feeders, indigo buntings do occasionally dine on our thistle seed.
After posing nicely for the prior photo I caught him taking off.
I caught up with this beautiful Indigo Bunting on a recent morning as it was singing triumphantly along some of its favorite spring territory. I … Read More “Indigo Bunting”
Indigo Bunting, non-breeding male
I went out walking our property to do some birding one evening after dinner. I kept hearing an Indigo Bunting singing along a patch of … Read More “Indigo Bunting”
Indigo Bunting sharing feeder with Goldfinch.
The Indigo Bunting is a stunning bird with a sweet bubbly song that is always a joy to encounter. I am lucky to have some … Read More “Indigo Bunting”
Cardinal and Indigo Bunting sharing sunflower seeds.