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by Howard Cheek

Category: AvianAdded July 28, 20081,203 views

Perching Birds

Keywords: birds painted bunting passerina ciris female wildlife nature songbirds north american male colorful wild red blue green feathers song bird feathered gaudy distinctive texas

The Painted Bunting is the most spectacularly colored songbird in all of North America. Shot this in April with my Canon 100-400mm/M3 combination. F/5.6, 1/640th, ISO 500, no flash.
Image Reference: Painted BuntingImage Format: Digital Capture - 3 to 5MPImage Crop: Less than 75% of originalDigital Enhancement: NoneModel Release: NAProperty Release: NACaptive: No