I am linking up with Wild Bird Wednesday and Nature Notes
For this week's featured bird I am sharing my favorite the Painted Bunting. We saw maybe 5-6 males and females at the Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary during our visit to Florida.
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I actually saw the Painted Bunting in Maryland and at that time it was a lifer for me. Their vivid colors of blue, red, green and yellow are very attractive.
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They are medium sized finches with thick seed eating bills.
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The females and immature males are a bright yellow-green and a pale eye-ring.
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For the longest time, this bird was on my top ten most want to see list. I loved seeing these beautiful males during my vacation to Florida. The Painted Bunting will always be one of my favorite birds.
Thanks for stopping by and for leaving your nice comments. I always appreciate your visits.
Join in and post your birdies and to see more beautiful and wonderful bird photos please visit:
Stewart's Wild Bird Wednesday and Michelle's Nature Notes.
Thanks to Stewart for hosting Wild Bird Wednesday and thanks to Michelle for hosting Nature Notes.
I wish everyone a happy week ahead and Happy Birding!
For this week's featured bird I am sharing my favorite the Painted Bunting. We saw maybe 5-6 males and females at the Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary during our visit to Florida.
.JPG)
I actually saw the Painted Bunting in Maryland and at that time it was a lifer for me. Their vivid colors of blue, red, green and yellow are very attractive.
.JPG)
They are medium sized finches with thick seed eating bills.
.jpg)
The females and immature males are a bright yellow-green and a pale eye-ring.
.JPG)
For the longest time, this bird was on my top ten most want to see list. I loved seeing these beautiful males during my vacation to Florida. The Painted Bunting will always be one of my favorite birds.
Thanks for stopping by and for leaving your nice comments. I always appreciate your visits.
Join in and post your birdies and to see more beautiful and wonderful bird photos please visit:
Stewart's Wild Bird Wednesday and Michelle's Nature Notes.
Thanks to Stewart for hosting Wild Bird Wednesday and thanks to Michelle for hosting Nature Notes.
I wish everyone a happy week ahead and Happy Birding!
63 comments:
An American friend of mine set me some colouring books (although I suppose that they were coloring books!) when H was born - one of them had this bird in it - I thought it was made up at the time!!
I'd love to see one!
Stewart M - Melbourne
what a gorgeous bird. love all those colors.
enjoy the new header shots too. all that blue. so cool! ( :
They're beautiful, but it almost seems "unreal" to have coloring like that. How unique!
Oh my . . . what a treat that must be . . . artistry in brilliance!
Now that is Pure Beauty!! WOW!
The painted bunting is a beauty. Great shots of it.
Amazing photos and thank you for sharing! He's so beautiful. I've never seen one except in photos.
they're amazingly beautiful, bright, colourful, all those things; lovely snapshots Eileen
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What a beautiful bird. Fullcolors. Cheers!!!..
Hi Eileen I have never seen this beautiful bird. It fashions the three primary colours very well. Margaret
What a beauty of a flower - like a bunch of paintbrushes dropped down on its feathers. When I was in Israel last week, all the birds were brown or grey.
They are so beautiful. I've never been able to get a good picture...thank you for sharing yours.
ours have returned for the summer. always a joy to have them! yay for you!
Beautiful!! I am still waiting to see my first painted bunting...I think they are one of the most beautiful birds ever, and I'm guessing that if I ever do encounter one, I will probably completely miss the opportunity to photograph it because I will be in such shock! :) Looking forward to checking out more of your blog!
Eileen, it is so awesome that you were able to photograph this bird. It is on my wish list, too. I was so sad that they came through here and I never saw one. I kept seeing reports, but this beauty eluded me and now they're gone. Wonderful shots! Congrats.
What a gorgeous bird. It has parrot like colouration!
What a beautiful bird! I've never seen one and I don't know if they are around here.
What a gorgeous bird, Eileen! I've never seen one and didn't know much about them before reading your lovely post.
Wow Eileen, what a wonderful experience to see this beauty!
The Painted Bunting is such a beautiful bird and I'd love to see one! Great shots.
I'm so happy for you that you were able to see your favorite bird! They really are exquisite. I can't believe how vivid their colors are!
Hallo Eileen!!Such a beautiful bird!! And all those colours!!!!!Great pictures and captures!!Lucky you seeing a bird from your wish list!!!Thank you for sharing!Have a lovely week!Hugs!
Dimi..
The Painted Bunting must be one of the most amazing birds to see Eileen and living where you do I'm not surprised it appeared on yor "must see" list. I think it would be on mine too. Nice work in getting those pictures.
A truly gorgeous bird! I've never seen one here. Congratulations!
That is such a pretty bird!!! What wonderful colors he has. Love it!!! I've never seen one in person.
Lovely pics Eileen of such an exotic looking bird.
What a gorgeous bird.. I'd love to see one sometime... I love the colors!!!! Just beautiful.
Thanks for sharing the beauty.
Hugs,
Betsy
The Painted Bunting is a new bird for me. It's absolutely gorgeous. The colors are unbelievably vivid.
I would love to see it "in person". So colorful and lovely.
That is such a beautiful bird. Great photos.
it must have been so exciting eileen, they are such beauties!!
i have been a bird lover since childhood and i have never seen one so this is a real treat for me as well!!
your images are beautiful!!
I would love to have one of these birds visit my feeder. My daughter has a regular visitor, but I haven't been that lucky!
These are beautiful birds Eileen.... Michelle
Such a pretty bird, I hope to spot one someday. :)
Oh mine, I didn't know this bird was colorful!! Amazing.
Gorgeous colours on this pretty little bird.
Oh, I understand why this one is one of your favourites! I would have been mine too, IF I had the chance to see one one day! Fantastic bird and photos, Eileen!
Yes, it was goldeneye ducklings I had taken pictures of. I'm forgetting that the translator doesn't "understand" everything. I have now changed a bit and put in some links and written the latine name for my birds too. :)
/Pia
What a wonderful and colorful bird ! So lovely, and beautiful photos !
Best regards, Synnöve
I love it too ... amazing colors. Never seen a bird similar to the Painted bunting in Norway ... guess I have to go to Florida too :)
That Painted Bunting is a real treasure! What a special bird, Eileen. We have Reed Buntings ... LBJs with distinctive black heads. Your buntings are like a splash of rainbow!
wow, they are beautiful!
It sure is a beautiful bird. His beak looks like it would do a good job on cracking open seeds and maybe a finger. I thought of you often on my recent trip into the tropics where I saw many different birds but unfortunately I'm not quick enough to capture them with my camera.
HI Eileen...Wow I love these beauties..hope I have a chance to see one some day!!
Lovely photos!!
Grace
How I would love to see one of those! For now I'll have to be content with enjoying your wonderful photographs. Thanks for sharing them.
What great photos of this pretty bird, one I have yet to see. One day I hope :) Have a great day Eileen.
and probably on top of most birders wish list.... its a cracking species
What a gorgeous and colorful bird! So amazing and beautiful!
Like you, by most memorable view of one was the first time I saw it. Gotten much better looks but none beat that time when it suddenly appeared out of nowhere just after we moved to Louisiana.
Ptaki są cudownie kolorowe i zrobiłaś im wspaniałe zdjęcia. Pozdrawiam.
Birds are wonderfully colorful and did great images. Yours.
How thrilling to see this colorful bird Eileen. Beautiful!
Gorgeous I am going to look for that bird when I go to Florida.
Hi Eileen, Oh now I am really jealous. I have never seen a Painted Bunting except in pictures. So I will keep an eye out for one here somewhere in FL. Have a super nice Thursday.
They are so colorful. We occasionally have Indigo Buntings here.
I would love to see one of these for myself. It's a stunning bird.
Wonderful captures Eileen!
Hi Eileen, I have missed you, I am trying to get caught up a bit. These are so pretty and wow, love your new header images, brilliant~
What nice shots of this colorful beauty!
They are so pretty, I would love to see one someday! Wonderful photo, Eileen!
We used to see them in Texas, and I just loved it! I had no idea they were in FL too! They are beautiful birds and you got some great photos of them!
Sorry I am so behind right now...trying to catch up with everyone!
What a sweet little bird! I love the bright colours.
That Painted Bunting is something special!
So beautiful!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.
Beautiful!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.
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