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In this Bird of the Week segment, Stacia Brezinski with the Maine Audubon teaches us about a piece of eye candy known as the indigo bunting.
The male indigo bunting is commonly seen as a breeding species and at migration hot spots. In the spring, the Indigo may be present in large flocks, particularly during migratory fallouts, and is ...
The indigo bunting perching in sunlight is like a sapphire with wings. Glistening intensely blue, it is a gem of a bird. A bird watcher’s attention is first drawn to the bird by its distinctive ...
It's easy to see why poachers would target the colorful painted bunting. Painted and indigo buntings are under attack on their wintering grounds in southern Florida, islands in the Caribbean and ...
There is nothing like the royal blue of an indigo bunting. In the Northeast, they arrive fashionably late to the spring fling, behind the vanguard of migrating warblers and other songbirds. On my ...
Habitat: Indigo buntings can be found in brushy pastures and brushy edges of wooded areas and swamps. Feeding: Indigo buntings forage for insects and seed on the ground and in bushes and trees.
Exciting news! Not only have I seen a pair of buntings down the road, I have seen a pair on my property. After all, they do like fields, and shrubby areas. Voila. That’s what I have. The males need ...