Thursday, July 23, 2015

a painted bunting's visit


I knew that there are painted buntings in central Texas but we had never seen one. Until yesterday. I was standing at my kitchen sink when I looked up and there he was at one of our bird feeders. His colors are amazing! I couldn't see him close enough for details so I did the larger sketch from a field guide photo.

6 comments:

  1. Oh, what a gift! I'm so glad you took time to record this.

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  2. Lucky you, Vicky! I've only seen a painted bunting once, even though they're supposed to be all over the area where we vacation in South Carolina. They are such beautiful birds, and I enjoyed your sketch.

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  3. I've never seen a painted bunting ... but yours is beautiful. Here we have lazuli buntings ... also beautiful

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  4. Thanks for commenting, everyone! I am still amazed by these birds' coloring --- we have seen a second, slightly smaller one since this was posted. I love living in the woods!

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  5. a beautiful painting of a beautiful bird.

    How exciting to actually see one!

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  6. He has returned to the feeder several times . . . and it always excites us!

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