Bay Photos by Donna

I am excited to share this Painted Bunting, a rare sighting for us here in Maryland, and a lifer for me! 💃

A fellow bird club member had this male Painted Bunting show up at her feeder for breakfast and allowed me to watch and wait to see if it’d show again yesterday morning.

And it did! I was about 45 minutes into waiting while enjoying and photographing the numerous other birds flitting around.

I did crop heavily just to see this bird up close, so many colors!

Just stunning!

Once it left the feeder, it disappeared into this shaded bush I lightened up.

It’s normal range….

Painted Bunting’s Map Range (courtesy AllAboutBird.org)
(orange, breeding; yellow, migrating; blue – winter grounds; red – Maryland sighting)

With the vivid fusion of blue, green, yellow, and red, it’s as if this male Painted Bunting has flown straight out of a child’s coloring book!

💃 Yep, I am still dancing with this lifer! Thank you, Cristina & Lou for the opportunity, you made my weekend!