Indigo Bunting, Cardinal, Mourning Dove

[yourlibrarian]

In all the time we've been here we've never spotted this bird before. We now have a regular Indigo Bunting visitor



When I first saw it I even wondered if I'd imagined it's blue color amidst the finches and sparrows. But nope, this photo makes clear what a brilliant color it has.



Here's the bunting in a formal pose mid bite



A look at the bunting for size comparison with the mourning dove.



Speaking of the mourning doves, one visiting us kept hanging out and spreading out their wings in between bursts of nibbling.



We've also got a pair of cardinals visiting. I only caught Ms Cardinal in the past weeks but was amused by this series of photos:



Here she is, crest up.



Here's a bit of a lean...



And then when she noticed her picture being taken.

Comments

[boxofdelights]

Neat! Whereabouts are you birdwatching?

[yourlibrarian]

Central Illinois. We're in an apartment complex and a number of people around here have feeders and there's a good amount of bird traffic although only 5 kinds of birds are seen in large quantities -- house sparrows, mourning doves, robins, crows, and ravens. We get a variety of other birds including mallards, red wing blackbirds, etc. just not many.

[shirebound]

Oh, those shots are great! What a wonderful variety of birds.

[yourlibrarian]

Thanks!

[minoanmiss]

Avian beauty!

[yourlibrarian]

Nothing like seeing a bright red cardinal and this little guy out there at the same time :: nods ::

[redsixwing]

What nice bird photos! The indigo bunting is stunning.

I'm very fond of mourning doves, especially when they're sunbathing like that.

The cardinal looks not unlike some of my relatives, on realizing there is a camera aimed their way.

[yourlibrarian]

Haha, yes, I might not have realized what that expression was except that it was the last shot I got of her before she flew off, startled to see me.