Some of the prettiest birds in my area. The cardinals all have bright, vivid colors and beautiful songs. The cousin of the cardinal, the pyrrhuloxia, is equally as colorful and of course the buntings and grosbeaks look like they had paint spilled on them. Many are spring and summer visitors while the cardinals are here in my area all year.
The parrot of the songbird world, this wonderfully colorful male painted bunting came in for a few sips of water this one and only time on the day I visited this blind at the Weaver Ranch. Who I assume was his mate, a female painted bunting, came to the water several times during the day, but he was too shy or just not that thirsty. Raymondville, Texas, June 2009
The parrot of the songbird world, this wonderfully colorful male painted bunting came in for a few sips of water this one and only time on the day I visited this blind at the Weaver Ranch. Who I assume was his mate, a female painted bunting, came to the water several times during the day, but he was too shy or just not that thirsty. Raymondville, Texas, June 2009
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