Indigo Bunting and Others

Here's a few shots of indigo buntings I got for the #featheredfriends community by @melinda010100

These little buntings are out everywhere right now but they are so tiny and hang out high in the trees.

I hear them belting out their song but it's pretty difficult to locate them in all the leaves of the trees. Fortunately this little guy decided to sit on a dead branch making him easier to spot.

Here he is belting out his song. For such a tiny little bird they have a loud call.

The shade of the tree made it difficult for my camera to get a good focus, but at least his blue color stood out against the background.

Fortunately he flew down to a closer branch so I got closer shots of him.

Here he is starting his song up again. I had my camera set to a different exposure to keep the sky from blowing out.

I also spotted a tree swallow in a bluebird box. These guys tend to be pretty tame when they are perched on something resting. He was pretty curious about what I was doing but didn't fly off.

He's probably taking a rest from the sun in the shade of this box.

As usual I was able to get a nice close-up shot of one of the many red wing blackbirds. These guys are always good posers.