An Afternoon in the Bird Blind
February 3, 2018 - It took a while for the Painted Buntings to make their first appearance.... Read more
Painted Bunting
 | If you’re lucky, I will visit your backyard in the wintertime, when I migrate to Florida. You’re most likely to see our males, which are brightly colored. Our females are a muted green. We feed on millet seed and appreciate extra bushes to hide in, please! Most Likely Found: In the open fields, In your backyard When: Winter Where I've photographed: Bok Tower, Fort De Soto, Lake Apopka, Oakland Nature Preserve, Orlando Wetlands Read more: Painted Bunting at Cornell Lab of Ornithology Ebird: Painted Bunting eBird range |
I have written 125 posts including a photo of a Painted Bunting
A Morning in Backyard Birding Paradise
January 24, 2018 - Today's treat was my Painted Buntings.... The Painted Buntings are used to perching in my hummingbird bush and in the wild salvias that grow in my backyard.... Last April I spent a lot of time in the yard, trying to get a male Painted Bunting to show off for my…... Read more
Another Beautiful Morning of LAWD Photography
January 17, 2018 - Then I spotted a flash of bright red across the canal as a male Painted Bunting flew in.... Read more
Glorious Day at the Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive
January 14, 2018 - But my favorites overall were definitely the Painted Buntings.... Read more
Welcome Fall Birds!
October 22, 2017 - The birds that I'm most excited to welcome back are our Painted Buntings.... Read more
Breaking News!
October 8, 2017 - Our First of Fall Painted Bunting arrived in our yard this afternoon!... Read more
April Showers Bring…May Migrants!
May 7, 2017 - A late greenie Painted Bunting popped out to say hello.... I miss my yard Painted Buntings so much already!... Read more
Birds on Bird Finials
May 5, 2017 - Red-winged Blackbird on Finial Male Painted Bunting next to Finial Greenie Painted Bunting Next to Finial Northern Cardinal on Finial Mourning Dove next to Finial American Goldfinches on Finial Hehe, yep!... Read more
Backyard Bird Feeder Fun
April 30, 2017 - How often do you get to see three male Painted Buntings at a feeder?... Note that I usually cover my Painted Bunting feeder with a cage designed to keep the big birds out.... This male Painted Bunting knows how to land on feeders.... Read more
Painted Buntings!!
April 28, 2017 - Now with all my recent posts from the backyard, you might have guessed that I've been trying to get good images of my Painted Buntings.... Well, the Painted Bunting males definitely let the greenies do the scouting for food.... All night I had visions of a male Painted Bunting landing…... Read more
Early April in the Backyard
April 20, 2017 - Painted Bunting "Greenie" Painted Bunting (Male) in Native Firebush It's quite convenient when beautiful birds have such predictable places to perch!... Read more
First Cedar Waxwings of the Spring
April 11, 2017 - Excited by my success with putting out pretty perches for the American Goldfinches, I tried a new tactic to photograph my Painted Buntings.... Read more
Happiness is…
April 3, 2017 - ...watching the Painted Bunting hop out onto the "waiting perch" as he considers a flight to the feeder.... Read more
Backyard Birding Bonanza
March 28, 2017 - showed off her fresh spring colors on a pretty perch (not one of mine, but still pretty!) The Painted Buntings love my birdbath, and I love watching them splash around.... Read more
He Who Laughs Last Gets the Most Mealworms!
March 19, 2017 - I've read about staging perches for birds around feeders, but my goldfinches are too skittish, and I've never had much luck with the Painted Buntings.... That put me closer to the Painted Buntings.... I was so close to the bush, that when a greenie Painted Bunting hopped up onto a…... Read more
There’s No Place Like Home
March 4, 2017 - Have you ever seen the inside of a Painted Bunting's throat?... The greenie Painted Buntings have started hanging out in my purple firespike bush again, just like in previous springs.... He posed briefly on top of the Painted Bunting feeder, showing off the brighter feathers that he too is starting…... Read more
Goldy’s Backyard Bird Count
February 24, 2017 - Highlights included: Northern Cardinals (breeding pair) Brown Thrashers (breeding pair) Common Ground Doves (breeding pair) Tons of Mourning Doves (anxious suitors) Painted Buntings (just friends*) * Rich's contribution to this blog post!... Of course we are thrilled each year to host Painted Buntings in our backyard, and I counted 8…... Read more
Little Birds at Oakland Nature Preserve
February 22, 2017 - I have many happy memories of sitting with Rich at the Painted Bunting feeders, waiting for a glimpse of a male.... I heard a Painted Bunting call note, and then spotted this greenie not too far away.... Read more
Why Do the Best Birds Like Ugly Fences? at Lust Road
February 20, 2017 - Painted Buntings are another good find at Lust Road.... We spotted a female/juvenile "greenie" Painted Bunting across the canal, feeding in some lantana bushes.... Read more
Backyard Birding on a Gray, Nasty Day
February 3, 2017 - I told them they were very kind to do so, as I couldn't blog about my backyard without at least one Painted Bunting shot!... Read more
Lifer Grasshopper Sparrow at Lust Road
January 22, 2017 - I heard the distinct call note of a Painted Bunting and looked around.... Read more
2016: Photographic Year in Review
December 31, 2016 - My Painted Buntings returned to my yard, and I spent hours in the bird blind photographing them as they flitted between nearby bushes.... Read more
A Bunting, Topaz Glow, and Astropad
December 22, 2016 - You haven't gotten tired of seeing Painted Buntings, have you?... Read more
Potato Chips and Millet…
November 15, 2016 - We had an influx of Painted Buntings come in over the weekend as well.... I regularly report my sightings to the Painted Bunting Observer Team, and I've had a male and a greenie since the beginning of October.... Read more
Winter Birds Returning to Orlando Wetlands Park
November 4, 2016 - A Painted Bunting!... Any morning that starts out with a Painted Bunting is a good morning.... Even though I have Painted Buntings regularly in my backyard in the winter, it's always fun to find one "in the wild." It was a beautiful morning.... Read more
Lawn Service
October 27, 2016 - I'd been in the blind for a while before the Painted Buntings ventured out.... Read more
Welcome Back, Winter Birds!
October 9, 2016 - Yep, my male Painted Bunting made it through the storm.... Read more
First of Fall Painted Bunting!
October 1, 2016 - This year, October 1 brought our first of fall Painted Bunting.... Over the past few years, my Painted Buntings have returned to the yard around the middle of October.... Read more
Greenie Bath Time
April 30, 2016 - A few free hours in the afternoon, a nice bird blind, a yard full of Painted Buntings, and a drippy hose...all the perfect ingredients for some fun bird photography!... I positioned it near the Painted Buntings' favorite bush, right in the middle of their flyway to the feeder.... Read more
Colorful Backyard Fun
April 20, 2016 - We had so many different birds that day - red cardinals, our new visitor the Blue Jay, our pretty Painted Buntings, the red House Finches, Mourning and Common Ground Doves, Northern Mockingbirds, the Brown Thrashers that are nesting nearby, our wintering Gray Catbird, American Goldfinches that are turning bright yellow,…... Read more
More Painted Buntings from the Backyard
March 20, 2016 - This year I think I have a record number of Painted Buntings.... The Painted Buntings love the purple firespike bush in the corner of my yard.... Read more
Backyard Birding from my Blind
February 21, 2016 - The purple Firespike bush is in full bloom, and I didn't realize until today that it's a Painted Bunting magnet!... The male Painted Buntings were the only birds that seemed concerned about the stranger lurking in the bird blind.... Read more
First of Fall Painted Bunting
October 3, 2015 - I spotted my first male Painted Bunting in the backyard this morning!... Read more
Painted Bunting Feeder Fun
January 16, 2015 - We had at least four male and three female Painted Buntings!... I've been reporting my sightings over the past few years to the Painted Bunting Observer Team, a citizen science group that tracks buntings across the Carolinas to Florida.... Read more
Playing Peek-a-Boo and Hide-and-Seek at Bok Tower
November 5, 2014 - The bird feeder at the Window by the Pond is very active, and you can imagine my surprise when I looked up and saw a female Painted Bunting eating from the feeder.... Painted Buntings have wintered at Bok in the past, and it's great to see them back again!... Read more
First Afternoon in my Backyard Bird Blind
November 2, 2014 - They often come to the feeders around 5pm, and the male Painted Bunting regularly takes a bath after he eats.... The male Painted Bunting was a little wary of the strange noises coming from within the blind.... Read more
Breaking News! First Painted Bunting Sighting!
October 12, 2014 - I saw our first Painted Bunting of the fall this afternoon!!... Last year I saw my first-of-fall Painted Bunting on October 11.... Read more
Yard Birding: Fun in my Own Backyard!
April 6, 2014 - I know that our wintering Painted Buntings and American Goldfinches will soon be departing, so I spent a fun afternoon doing some yard birding.... But of course, the Painted Buntings decided to perch on the most un-natural perch around… After working with the Painted Buntings over the past few years,…... Read more
First of Fall Goldfinches!
November 17, 2013 - I had been thinking that it was time to put out my niger feeder, then I looked out and saw three Painted Buntings and four American Goldfinches on my feeders.... My Painted Buntings have been a little slow to gather this fall.... Read more
First of Fall Painted Bunting
October 11, 2013 - I saw my first of fall Painted Bunting at my feeder this afternoon!... I kept an eye on the feeders for the rest of the afternoon, and I didn't see any other "customers." But it's good to know that the Painted Buntings are on the move!... If you want to…... Read more
Colorful Birds in the Backyard
April 16, 2013 - The Painted Buntings are such fun backyard visitors.... Read more
Indigo Bunting Joins the Feeder Party
March 25, 2013 - When we first noticed the Indigo Bunting, he was eating peacefully with a female/juvie Painted Bunting, a.k.a.... "greenie." Another greenie joined the party, as did a male Painted Bunting.... I was so excited to see the male Indigo and male Painted Buntings together!... Read more
Feeder Envy! – More Painted Buntings
March 4, 2013 - I glanced out the kitchen window yesterday afternoon to see FIVE male Painted Buntings eating at the feeder together!... (If you don't see the fifth male, look at the back feeder port - only his tail is sticking out!) The male Painted Bunting on the bottom right perch of the…... Read more
Painted Buntings with a Sweet Tooth
March 2, 2013 - Yesterday morning I spent some time birding in my Central Florida backyard, and I found the funniest thing: my Painted Buntings have a sweet tooth!... Then I noticed the male Painted Bunting who hopped over to one of my Coral Porterweed plants, selected a clump of flowers, and bit at…... Read more
My Backyard Winter Wonderland
January 15, 2013 - This weekend I had all these different kinds of birds: American Goldfinch Pine Siskin Painted Bunting Eastern Phoebe American Robin Cedar Waxwing Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Palm Warbler House Finch Northern Cardinal Yellow-throated Warbler Boat-tailed Grackle Red-winged Blackbird Sandhill Crane White Ibis Mourning Dove Common Ground Dove Did you notice that I…... Read more
My Painted Buntings
November 3, 2012 - My Painted Buntings are getting more active in the backyard.... Read more
Out-of-town Guests
October 6, 2012 - Best of all, I heard our Painted Buntings, and I think I saw one of the green birds briefly through my binoculars.... Female Painted Bunting, taken last year in my backyard... Read more
Bye-Bye Buntings
April 15, 2012 - I haven't seen a male Painted Bunting in about a week. I checked my blog from last year, and the buntings left around April 15. So I took yesterday's rainy, icky morning opportunity to photograph my little green birds while they are still here. Gather ye rosebuds while ye may…... Read more
I’m a Real Boy!
March 6, 2012 - One of our "greenie" backyard Painted Buntings got his name today: Pinocchio! Juvenile male and female Painted Buntings look alike until their first spring, when the males molt into the beautiful red, blue, and green tones that make bird photographers go "oooh!" Pinocchio's transformation has started – you can see…... Read more
Correction: Three Greenies and a Male!
February 7, 2012 - A flu bug has kept me home for the past few days, and the cats and I have enjoyed watching out the windows at our backyard birds. This afternoon as it started to drizzle, all the little birdies came out to bathe in the raindrops. The House Finches headed for…... Read more