Stephen > Still enjoying the refreshing waters of this small stream created by a an old working windmill that was pumping a steady stream into the resaca nearby, this painted bunting takes its time cooling down on this hot day.  Javelina Ranch, Peñitas, Texas, June 2009
Stephen > Cardinals, Pyrrhuloxias, Buntings, Grosbeaks, Dickcissels and Tanagers photo
Stephen > Cardinals, Pyrrhuloxias, Buntings, Grosbeaks, Dickcissels and Tanagers photo
Stephen > Cardinals, Pyrrhuloxias, Buntings, Grosbeaks, Dickcissels and Tanagers photo
Stephen > You just have to think that this painted bunting is feeling extremely refreshed after taking a cool dip in this small stream at the Javelina Ranch.  Peñitas, Texas, June 2009
Stephen > Splish splash!  This male painted bunting takes the plunge!  Javelina Ranch, Peñitas, Texas, June 2009.
Stephen > The weather was just too hot.  This is either a different male painted bunting or the same one that had taken a bath earlier.  Either way, the cool water was too much to resist.  Javelina Ranch, Peñitas, Texas, June 2009
Stephen > If there were ever a bird that resembles what a bird would look like if it rolled around on a painter's palette, it would be the painted bunting.  I caught this thirsty and hot one at the Javelina Ranch.  Peñitas, Texas, June 2009
Stephen > This painted bunting overcame its shyness to come to this small stream to cool off in its water. Javelina Ranch, Peñitas, Texas, June 2009
Still enjoying the refreshing waters of this small stream created by a an old working windmill that was pumping a steady stream into the resaca nearby, this painted bunting takes its time cooling down on this hot day. Javelina Ranch, Peñitas, Texas, June 2009
Stephen > Still enjoying the refreshing waters of this small stream created by a an old working windmill that was pumping a steady stream into the resaca nearby, this painted bunting takes its time cooling down on this hot day.  Javelina Ranch, Peñitas, Texas, June 2009
Still enjoying the refreshing waters of this small stream created by a an old working windmill that was pumping a steady stream into the resaca nearby, this painted bunting takes its time cooling down on this hot day. Javelina Ranch, Peñitas, Texas, June 2009
See photo in original gallery.

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