You might be able to catch these birds at the feeder this fall, or out in the wild this summer. But only if you listen.

Painted buntings (Passerina ciris) are at the top of many birdwatchers’ life lists, and for good reason.With their cobalt-blue heads, scarlet breasts, and vivid green backs, adult males are ...

January 24, 2024 Rare, colorful painted bunting draws bird lovers to Bartram's Garden The species is native to the southern U.S., Mexico, the Caribbean and Central America, but one male has made ...

The Painted Bunting is about the size of a sparrow. The male has a dark blue head, vibrant green back and a blazing red chest, belly, and rump. The female is dull yellow-green without any markings.

Animals range in size, shape, and appearance. Some possess drab, plain-looking feathers, scales, or skin, while others sport brightly-colored features. Typically, females appear less colorful than ...

Painted Bunting Nest. During the breeding season, males are extremely territorial. They stake out an area of about 3 to 8 acres and defend it vigorously from other males.

Painted buntings are common summer breeding residents on the Georgia coast. They mostly prefer habitats in which they can avoid detection — swampy thickets, woodland edges and bushy areas.

Painted Bunting, sometimes called the ‘Nonpareil,’ meaning ‘unrivaled,’ describes the unbelievable colors of a species rarely seen in North Carolina.

Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris): colorful, unmistakable. That’s exactly how one of my Costa Rica bird books describes the painted bunting in the little blurb next to the color photos, and I think ...

Yes, a painted bunting, a relatively rare visitor to Santa Fe. They are common in the south-central U.S. and in the coastal southeast, where I spotted my first painted bunting 27 years ago.

This week’s featured creature is one of the most -- if not the most -- beautiful birds in the United States. I realize beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but the painted bunting is certainly ...

If I have said it once, I’ve said it a thousand times: nature is always changing. For some reason we people always think that everything stays the same. But when it comes to nature, it is nev… ...