Painted Bunting

[Clark]

Not common here. Some homeowners allowed their address to be posted online.
So, lots of people in stranger's back yard. Next to birdfeeder.
Also, I don't consider this free chase- because of birdfeeder/baitpile.
The normal range south to north is Florida-North Carolina. West to Texas.


Passerina ciris









Sorry about the image quality, this guy is small. And I was not solo.
Thanks for looking.

 

[Bob in Albany N.Y.]

Very beautiful. Nice photo.

 

[Heather]

He's lovely! I see that you are home, Clark, but remind me where that is?

 

[Shiva]

Suffering sukatash! I think a taw a tweety bird! :drool:
Wonderful colours.

 

[Pete]

awesome

 

[KyushuCalanthe]

Nice shots of a tough species to photograph :clap:

Got to be the most highly colored passerine bird in North America this side of the Mexican border. The only place I saw these commonly was in Miami, and only a few sightings in north Florida. Where'd you take these shots?

 

[Clark]

Hello Tom.
Absecon, NJ. Next to Atlantic City.
I'll have another shot at these soon.

Heather- I'm 90 miles north.

 

[W. Beetus]

Stunning colors!

 

[SlipperFan]

Wild splash of color! Not seen up here -- thanks for sharing!

 

[Rick]

I actually had one in hand when I lived in Oklahoma. It had crashed into a storefront window, and my Ex nursed it back to health over a couple days before releasing it.

I've only glimpsed this species a couple times since. Fairly rare and very secretive. Amazing to see it at a feeder.:clap::clap:

 

[Heather]

Wow, that's north for sure! Lucky you. I hope he does okay up yonder!

 

[Sirius]

Wow. Thanks for sharing that. Makes my shots of cardinals and bluebirds look very plain.

 

[Orchidnut57]

Wow! What a beauty! I have had many Indigo Buntings here in my garden
Never a Painted Bunting! The colors are awesome! Thanks for sharing

 

[goldenrose]

:clap::clap: Nature at work! :smitten::smitten:
I saw an indigo bunting at our feeder once, it's a secretive as it's cousin!

 

[JeanLux]

Exceptional colors, thanks!!!! Jean

 

[Dido]

Thanks for share.

In german we call him Popefinch if I translated right.

Years ago I breaded them very succesfull.

Put today I have no time. I only have some small psitacide any more.

 

[Marc]

Nice colours, thanks for sharing!

 

[Hera]

Beautiful little guy. Thanks.

 

[biothanasis]

Very impressive!! wow!!!

 

[jmelot]

One of the birds I miss from OK, along with the scissor-tailed flycatchers and mississippi kites. Would be nice to see one this summer.

Thanks for posting!