Bird Watching: Colorful Buntings, 1 by linthicum

linthicum wrote:
This photo of the Painted Bunting was taken on 2-18-08. I had hoped for a better shot. I went back with my better camera/lens/tripod setup but he didn't accommodate me.

For several weeks he visited a resident's backyard along the B&A bike trail. Birders lined up along the trail and anxiously awaited for the Painted Bunting to arrive at the homeowner's bird feeder. The homeowner was in fact the one that alerted the birding community of his presence. In addition, we have a local website where birders document their sightings on a daily basis. This is quite helpful for enthusiastic bird watchers.