I was hoping to meet the male Painted Bunting in Texas, but this young lady was a nice consolation prize. My third visit to Atascosa NWR in South Texas was intended to pickup images of a couple of the birds I came up short with on my second visit. But then I started meeting new birds and I stayed all day.
I was hoping to meet the male Painted Bunting in Texas, but this young lady was a nice consolation prize. My third visit to Atascosa NWR in South Texas was intended to pickup images of a couple of the birds I came up short with on my second visit. But then I started meeting new birds and I stayed all day.
I was hoping to meet the male Painted Bunting in Texas, but this young lady was a nice consolation prize. My third visit to Atascosa NWR in South Texas was intended to pickup images of a couple of the birds I came up short with on my second visit. But then I started meeting new birds and I stayed all day.
I was hoping to meet the male Painted Bunting in Texas, but this young lady was a nice consolation prize. My third visit to Atascosa NWR in South Texas was intended to pickup images of a couple of the birds I came up short with on my second visit. But then I started meeting new birds and I stayed all day.
I was hoping to meet the male Painted Bunting in Texas, but this young lady was a nice consolation prize. My third visit to Atascosa NWR in South Texas was intended to pickup images of a couple of the birds I came up short with on my second visit. But then I started meeting new birds and I stayed all day.
I was hoping to meet the male Painted Bunting in Texas, but this young lady was a nice consolation prize. My third visit to Atascosa NWR in South Texas was intended to pickup images of a couple of the birds I came up short with on my second visit. But then I started meeting new birds and I stayed all day.
I was hoping to meet the male Painted Bunting in Texas, but this young lady was a nice consolation prize. My third visit to Atascosa NWR in South Texas was intended to pickup images of a couple of the birds I came up short with on my second visit. But then I started meeting new birds and I stayed all day.
I was hoping to meet the male Painted Bunting in Texas, but this young lady was a nice consolation prize. My third visit to Atascosa NWR in South Texas was intended to pickup images of a couple of the birds I came up short with on my second visit. But then I started meeting new birds and I stayed all day.

Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris)

Painted Bunting

(Passerina ciris)

Description:

I was hoping to meet the male Painted Bunting in Texas, but this young lady was a nice consolation prize. My third visit to Atascosa NWR in South Texas was intended to pick up images of a couple of the birds I came up short with on my second visit. But then I started meeting new birds and I stayed all day.

Date Taken: 2020:04:24 11:39

Location:

Atascosa NWR
Los Fresnos, Texas
United States
36.09 ft above sea level

Camera Information:

NIKON D500, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800

File Name: PaintedBunting_D506471-Atascosa-NWR

© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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