July 20, 2024

We are known as Indigo Buntings

I (the male) am a bright brilliant blue

My wife is kind of a dull brown bird

But she builds a great nest for our brood!

Location: (M) Pipe Creek Wildlife Area,  Sandusky, OH

(F) Oak Openings Preserve Metropark, Swanton, OH 

Sources: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Indigo_Bunting/lifehistory

Photo and text © 2024 Dee Fairbanks Simpson

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November 16, 2018

Location: Mt Dora, Lake Apopka North Shore Restoration Area

I am either a female or immature Indigo Bunting
It would be easier if I were a bright blue breeding male.
But you can still tell I'm an Indigo by the shape of my beak,
And faintest hint of blue on my tail.

Sources: Cornell Lab - Indigo Bunting

Photo and text © 2018 Dee Fairbanks Simpson