Painted Bunting
Mar 25, 2018 11:14:07 #
larryim
Loc: Ohio
My wife and I just returned from Florida. While there I noticed that someone on the forum had visited Felts Audubon Preserve. They had posted some pictures of painted buntings, which was a target bird for me while in Florida. Although I had seen one at Merritt Island, it was not in plain view. We stopped at Felts and got much better looks. Thanks to the poster of this little gem of a place. By the way, there was also a great horned owl family there as well and more indigo buntings together than I have ever seen before.
Painted bunting
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Painted bunting and indigo buntings
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Painted bunting and indigo bunting squabble
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Indigo bunting
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Colorful water feature
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Indigo bunting hiding the cardinal
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Papa Owl
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Mama and baby owl
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Mar 25, 2018 11:23:38 #
larryim wrote:
My wife and I just returned from Florida. While t... (show quote)
Excellent series.
I photographed a pair of Painted Buntings in my backyard several years ago here in Jacksonville, Florida. They were migrating south. Never seen the Indigo Buntings, unfortunately.Mar 25, 2018 11:32:57 #
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Mar 25, 2018 14:14:20 #
Terrific shots! We see indigo buntings fairly frequently during the summer in this part of Ohio. Years ago I used to occasionally see a similar bird, only it was a brilliant red (NOT a cardinal!) and I've never been able to find out what it was.
Mar 25, 2018 14:19:43 #
larryim
Loc: Ohio
SueScott wrote:
Terrific shots! We see indigo buntings fairly frequently during the summer in this part of Ohio. Years ago I used to occasionally see a similar bird, only it was a brilliant red (NOT a cardinal!) and I've never been able to find out what it was.
Thanks, Sue! We often see indigo buntings here in this part of Ohio also in the summer, but not in the flocks that we saw at Felts Audubon Preserve. You might look up summer tanager for the red bird that was not a cardinal. If there was black on it as well, I would look up scarlet tanager.
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Mar 25, 2018 15:36:25 #
larryim wrote:
My wife and I just returned from Florida. While t... (show quote)
Pretty buntings and I love the owls.
Mar 25, 2018 16:58:42 #
larryim wrote:
Thanks, Sue! We often see indigo buntings here in this part of Ohio also in the summer, but not in the flocks that we saw at Felts Audubon Preserve. You might look up summer tanager for the red bird that was not a cardinal. If there was black on it as well, I would look up scarlet tanager.
I just googled summer tanager - it looks like it could possibly be the same type I saw. It's probably been 30 years since I've seen any in our area.
Mar 26, 2018 18:09:44 #
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