Photos taken today at the National Butterfly Center south of Mission, Texas. The colors are so intense they don't even look real. I have seen female and/or immature Painted Buntings, but this is the first time I have seen a mature male, so I'm counting it as "life bird" on my none-list. My game, I make the rules.
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So glad you got a photo of the real deal! I remember back before I'd ever seen a Painted Bunting, being told by Carolee, "Seeing the female doesn't count." No disrespect to the female, as she has a nest of eggs to protect. The Green Jay is no slouch, but it has to take a back seat to this one. In Spanish, the bird is "sietecolores" which means seven colors. I've counted six... blue, green, yellow, red, orange and purple.
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