Painted Summer
by Howard Cheek
Perching Birds
Keywords: birds painted bunting passerina ciris wildlife nature songbirds north american male colorful wild red blue green distinctive texas
With bright blue, green, and red plumage, the breeding male Painted Bunting (not shown here) is one of the continent's most gaudily colorful birds. The species breeds in two different populations, one in the south-central United States, and one along the seaboard of the southeastern states.
Image Format: Digital Capture - 7 to 9MPImage Crop: Less than 75% of originalDigital Enhancement: NoneModel Release: NAProperty Release: NACaptive: No
