Female Painted Buntings look very different from the bright males, though first year males look very much like their moms. Bird activity on Tuesday’s visit to South Padre Island was slightly less hectic than it was on the weekend, but it gave me some great bird encounters, including two birds brand new to me.
Female Painted Buntings look very different from the bright males, though first year males look very much like their moms. Bird activity on Tuesday’s visit to South Padre Island was slightly less hectic than it was on the weekend, but it gave me some great bird encounters, including two birds brand new to me.
Female Painted Buntings look very different from the bright males, though first year males look very much like their moms. Bird activity on Tuesday’s visit to South Padre Island was slightly less hectic than it was on the weekend, but it gave me some great bird encounters, including two birds brand new to me.
Female Painted Buntings look very different from the bright males, though first year males look very much like their moms. Bird activity on Tuesday’s visit to South Padre Island was slightly less hectic than it was on the weekend, but it gave me some great bird encounters, including two birds brand new to me.
Female Painted Buntings look very different from the bright males, though first year males look very much like their moms. Bird activity on Tuesday’s visit to South Padre Island was slightly less hectic than it was on the weekend, but it gave me some great bird encounters, including two birds brand new to me.
Female Painted Buntings look very different from the bright males, though first year males look very much like their moms. Bird activity on Tuesday’s visit to South Padre Island was slightly less hectic than it was on the weekend, but it gave me some great bird encounters, including two birds brand new to me.
Female Painted Buntings look very different from the bright males, though first year males look very much like their moms. Bird activity on Tuesday’s visit to South Padre Island was slightly less hectic than it was on the weekend, but it gave me some great bird encounters, including two birds brand new to me.
Female Painted Buntings look very different from the bright males, though first year males look very much like their moms. Bird activity on Tuesday’s visit to South Padre Island was slightly less hectic than it was on the weekend, but it gave me some great bird encounters, including two birds brand new to me.

Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris)

Painted Bunting

(Passerina ciris)

Description:

Female Painted Buntings look very different from the bright males, though first year males look very much like their moms. Bird activity on Tuesday’s visit to South Padre Island was slightly less hectic than it was on the weekend, but it gave me some great bird encounters, including two birds brand new to me.

Date Taken: 2021:04:20 11:07

Location:

Convention Center
South Padre Island, Texas
United States
9.84 ft above sea level

Camera Information:

NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/6000

File Name: PaintedBunting_D5X9386SPI_ConventionCtr

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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