I finally was able to get a photo of a indigo bunting after being told we have them around, I guess I might have not had the right timing to start with.

Another great view of a male Indigo Bunting. Such magnificent colour, I can't stop photographing them.

Kane County, Illinois

Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea), breeding males are entirely blue with a slightly darker head. Females are plain brown with a whitish throat, bluish tail, and faint streaks on the underparts. Breeds in shrubby areas at the edge of forests and fields. Males often sing from a high exposed perch.

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A little luck today.. i found a jewel in the grass! This is the first time i have seen any kind of Bunting in the yard, actually in my life :) It seems to prefer eating on the ground... but i am going to work on getting a shot in a tree. The NASCAR race was starting so i had to go in. I know... priorities :)

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Nikon D500, Sigma 60-600mm Sports lens, 600mm, f/7.1, 1/800, ISO 400. Breeding male. View Large.

Indigo bunting singing his heart out.

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Indigo bunting, New Jersey

I've seen and heard this colorful guy several times this year and finally got lucky enough to have him pose at a good angle at relatively close range.

Some species info: www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Indigo_Bunting/overview

Indigo Bunting bringing a little spice to our life. You can tell by the beak that they are in the Cardinal family. They are big eaters of seeds and difficult to miss.

This photo was taken with a 600 prime and a 2x resulting in the very soft background.

The male Indigo Buntings have a lot of brown the first year and eventually turn mostly blue by the second. The females have a buff color with a few hints of blue. This guy flew into this butterfly bush while I was photographing humming birds.

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Passerina cyanea

One very cooperative bird.

Walking along this trail I heard a familiar call. Persistent and assertive after a few calls to it, this Indigo Bunting (m) popped out to check me out.

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The curious Bunting makes an appearance in an opening.

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There were so many Indigos in this small portion of Amelia Wildlife Management Area. It was actually pretty crazy how many I saw.

These guys are so beautful and really hard to capture without crushing either the blacks or the irridescent blue. And they move so darn fast here in Canty's Lake, Silas Condict County Park, Borough of Kinnelon, County of Morris, State of New Jersey, USA and even in the shade!

The all-blue male Indigo Bunting sings with cheerful gusto and looks like a scrap of sky with wings. Sometimes nicknamed "blue canaries," these brilliantly colored yet common and widespread birds whistle their bouncy songs through the late spring and summer all over eastern North America. Look for Indigo Buntings in weedy fields and shrubby areas near trees, singing from dawn to dusk atop the tallest perch in sight or foraging for seeds and insects in low vegetation.

Indigo Bunting at Bombay Hook NWR, Delaware.

Galveston Island, Texas-1502

South Llano River State Park, Junction, Kimble County, Texas

Indigo Bunting (m) in Canatara Pk, Sarnia ON.

Indigo bunting bird

When an Indigo Bunting lands on the top of a flower and there's a pretty colored background you can be sure I'm going to keep this one cropped wide.

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Absolutely love trying to photograph Indigo Buntings, they are loud (always, always singing) and when two different males encroach on each other's territory sparks fly. This one was calling from a surprisingly low branch in the distance. I love the blue on green colour in this image.

Second year we've had this beauty.

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Indigo Bunting

True joy to see and photograph this Indigo Bunting male. He was a wonderful treat not for eyes only, but also his singing was amazing.

Two days in a row, I was privileged to see an Indigo Bunting. The second has less colour, maybe a bit less mature.

Two adorable, juvenile indigo buntings came to visit the yard a few days before the bird count began. They have departed now but I was able to count them each day of the count and for a few days following.

It's always nice to be able to spend time in the yard during the migratory season. You never know who will stop by.