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Passerina ciris
Painted Buntings are medium-sized finches with stubby, thick, seed-eating bills. Males are stunningly colored with blue heads, red underparts, and green backs. Females and immatures are a uniform, bright yellow-green overall, with a pale eyering. Though they are basically unpatterned, their overall color is greener and brighter than similar songbirds.
One of a small flock in the area. Stopped for a bath in the streams in the garden.
Spotted on Jun 6, 2013
Submitted on Jun 8, 2013
4 Comments
Thanks Jemma :)
lovely!
Thanks. This is the first year they have spent more than a day or two in my yard.:)
Beauty !