Painted Bunting

[alemorkam]

Male Painted Bunting. What a beautiful bird.

[Stu from NYC]

Beautiful bird, saw one near my house a week or so ago

[Aces4]

Almost parrot-like in it’s coloring. Beautiful and thank you for sharing.

[Cupcake57]

Male Painted Bunting. What a beautiful bird.

sent the picture to my bird loving sister in Illinois-she'll freak out! Thanks!

[stan the man]

Oh good I also saw one about two weeks ago, maybe the same bird

[Veiragirl]

Male Painted Bunting. What a beautiful bird.


Where did you see it?

[Velvet]

Oh, another beauty!

[GOLFER54]

Looks delicious !

[La lamy]

Oh my!!! What do I put in my feeders to attract it?!

[geobet]

Beautiful indeed. Ya gotta love Mother Nature. Thank you

[coconutmama]

Thank you so much. Made my day!

[Skip]

Is that a Photoshopped photo of a sparrow?

(Just kidding.)

Skip

[jjp2532]

Thank you for sharing.

[Jerry Leinsing]

Male Painted Bunting. What a beautiful bird.

Ron, you sure can be in the right spot at the right time!
My partner, Madeleine, has been painting birds and this looks like a great addition to the owl painting.
Jerry Leinsing

[DAVES]

Nature is there to survive. If, not they go extinct. That outrageously colored bird it actually camouflaged in that environment.
Most of what is there, we, all of us, do not see. Birds at night? Many are bats. Flying rodents and they work nights eating tons of insects. In your attic? We would all try to kill them lock them out etc.

[rmd2]

This is my favorite bird due to it's gorgeous coloring! I didn't know we got the painted bunting around here. I have 2 feeders and will definitely be looking for it.

[SteveT]

Nature is there to survive. If, not they go extinct. That outrageously colored bird it actually camouflaged in that environment.
Most of what is there, we, all of us, do not see. Birds at night? Many are bats. Flying rodents and they work nights eating tons of insects. In your attic? We would all try to kill them lock them out etc.

That's incorrect - that outrageously colored MALE bird is colored that way to attract a mate, which is crucial to the survival of the species. The bright blue color definitely doesn't camouflage it (ever seen a blue plant)?The female version of that bird has muted colors that blend with the environment. Female birds are less colorful and usually in shades of brown, nature intended it that way so they can safely hide while spending long periods of time on the nest. Look at the colors of a male vs female Mallard duck, and male vs. female colors of a Cardinal

[jimjamuser]

Male Painted Bunting. What a beautiful bird.
Interesting that his ancestors were dinosaurs. I wonder if that were as pretty as they were deadly?

[davem4616]

beautiful

I have never seen one in the field

recall how thrilled my dad was when he saw one behind his vacation home in Vermont one summer

[Fenster]

Male Painted Bunting. What a beautiful bird.

Where have people seen them?
Thank you.