These photos were taken at or near a birdfeeder across a canal at the western edge of Sugden Regional Park. The first two photos are of female Painted Buntings. The last photo is of a male Painted Bunting.
The male Painted Bunting is unmistakeable, with a dark blue head, bright green back and red front and rump (can't see the rump in this photo). All the colors in this photo are muted because of the shadow. The female Painted Bunting has a bright green back and head and a yellow or yellowish-green front. You can see these bright colors in the firsr photo; in the second photo they are muted.
The Painted Bunting is a new species to our Life List, which now stands at 263.
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