Much more common in OK and TX and far Western AR, and scarce here are the beautiful Painted Buntings. I saw nesting pair this morning here and was able to take a few photos. They seem to be in semi-dry areas, old fields, along fence rows and frequently occur with Dicsissels, Eastern Kingbirds, Blue Grosbeaks, and Scissor Tail Flycatchers. If you find these birds along a dry road with a fence with brush against the fence posts, you may be able to find a Painted Bunting.
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They’re not common here But I see a few Painted Buntings each year
Posted in wildbirds, tagged Arkansas, Bunting, open old fields, painted, painted bunting on May 20, 2015| 2 Comments »
Another cold wet Indigo Bunting
Posted in Weather, Wild Birds, tagged Arkansas, boston, Bunting, canon 7d, cold, dawn to dusk, Indigo, indigo bunting, lousy weather, Mountains, murray, nature, road, weather on May 6, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Right next to the entrance gate to my place this Indigo Bunting as staked out his territory. He is singing from dawn to dusk – despite the lousy weather. He is cold and wet and probably wishes he did not migrate north. This weeks promises more below normal temperatures and more wet weather:
Taken with a Canon 7D and a 400mm Canon 400 DO IS Lens at f /5.6:
First Indigo Bunting of 2013
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Arkansas, Boston Mountains, Bunting, canon 50d, Indigo, indigo bunting, murray road, nature, Parthernon on May 1, 2013| Leave a Comment »
I had my camera while I was digging fence post holes with a friend; and there he was the first Indigo Bunting of 2013 (taken with a Canon 50D and 400mm f/5.6 L: