Indigo Bunting

by Susan Getgood on July 20, 2010 · 4 comments

I swear to god, this bird was posing for me.

I was out refilling one of the feeders – around 7:30pm — and as I came back into the dogs’ fenced in area, I saw a blur of color at the bird feeder. At first I thought it was a confused hummingbird, but then I realized it was a male Indigo Bunting. I watched him for a while, and then I went inside thinking the slider would scare him off.

It didn’t.

I grabbed my camera and went back outside. Here are some more of the shots.

{ 4 comments }

1 Real Life Sarah July 20, 2010 at 9:06 pm: Oh, he’s beautiful! He sure was showing off his colors for you! We have indigo buntings here in NC mountains! We had a family of cardinals this spring! I would watch the parents, and then the little babies go back and forth from a big pine tree in our yard to the feeder.

I’m a total bird nerd, too!
2 Susan Getgood July 20, 2010 at 9:17 pm: We have lots of cardinals, finches and woodpeckers. Plus a pair of Carolina Wrens that crack me up. But this was a special sighting, and I was so lucky that he hung around for pictures
3 Jennifer James July 20, 2010 at 9:19 pm: So beautiful! I am living in a condo in a concrete jungle and miss my bird feeder and backyard so much! This is such a treat. Thank you for sharing!
4 ClumberKim July 21, 2010 at 10:11 pm: I saw your tweet and thought about saying “pics or it didn’t happen!” but I knew better. Thanks for sharing this rare sight!