Indigo Bunting
This is an Indigo Bunting. He’s a nonbreeding male, and you can see emerging hints of the color that names him. For years I’ve wanted … Read More “Indigo Bunting”
This is an Indigo Bunting. He’s a nonbreeding male, and you can see emerging hints of the color that names him. For years I’ve wanted … Read More “Indigo Bunting”
Pair of Painted Storks
Image of an Indigo Bunting taken at the Bartel Grassland in Cook County, IL. Bartel Grassland is a great place to take a walk, observe … Read More “Indigo Bunting”
Male Indigo Buntings are sometimes called blue canaries. With justification for their frequent, cheerful singing. Different from most other songbirds, Indigo Buntings learn their song … Read More “Indigo Bunting”
We look forward to our winter visitors each year here in South Florida. While it can vary every season, the painted buntings usually arrive sometime … Read More “Painted Bunting”
Indigo Bunting & sunflowers facing the morning sun.
This tall long leg stork has a long heavy yellow bill that curves downwards near the tip. It is white overall with a bare pink … Read More “Painted Stork”
I captured this Indigo Bunting in my neighbor’s backyard in Springfield, Mo. with my Nikon D500 and 200/500mm lens
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”
Being eye candy has a downside. Male Painted Buntings are favorite targets in the illegal, but still prevalent, caged songbird trade on their wintering grounds … Read More “Painted Bunting”