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Post by librarylady on Apr 26, 2025 21:49:25 GMT
We have one in our bird feeding area. They are so beautiful and exciting to see.
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Post by melanell on Apr 26, 2025 22:25:15 GMT
Wow! No, I have never seen one of those!
They're gorgeous.
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Post by gillyp on Apr 26, 2025 22:31:01 GMT
You are so lucky! Beautiful bird.
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valincal
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Post by valincal on Apr 26, 2025 22:33:14 GMT
Wow, beautiful!
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Post by busy on Apr 26, 2025 23:00:25 GMT
Yes, we saw a couple on a birding trip to Texas. They're beautiful.
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Post by Merge on Apr 26, 2025 23:08:46 GMT
No, but I hope I will someday! It looks like a bird that would live in the tropics.
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Post by Neisey on Apr 26, 2025 23:37:17 GMT
No, but it sure is beautiful!
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Post by laurasw on Apr 26, 2025 23:40:33 GMT
What a pretty bird.
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Post by busy on Apr 27, 2025 0:08:15 GMT
No, but I hope I will someday! It looks like a bird that would live in the tropics. They're fairly common around Houston! They're arriving there now for breeding season. Sightings this year in the area |
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Post by Merge on Apr 27, 2025 0:41:18 GMT
No, but I hope I will someday! It looks like a bird that would live in the tropics. They're fairly common around Houston! They're arriving there now for breeding season. Sightings this year in the area Looks like they've been sighted in Hermann Park. I want to go down there anyway to see the big elephant sculptures. Maybe tomorrow! |
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Post by Zee on Apr 27, 2025 0:53:27 GMT
Yes, on two of my trips to southern coastal GA!
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Apr 27, 2025 1:34:48 GMT
Sooo pretty!
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Post by malibou on Apr 27, 2025 5:23:42 GMT
WOW KAZOW!
That is a beautiful bird. You certainly wouldn't forget you saw it.
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Post by GamGam on Apr 27, 2025 11:16:25 GMT
I have seen than at Isle of Palms, SC during the summertime. They are spectacular 😍
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Post by nine on Apr 27, 2025 15:49:36 GMT
It’s on my bird bucket list! I recently checked off one on the list—bald eagle! Two of them hang out around our house and a dead tree by our lake is one of their favorite spots.
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Post by Zee on Apr 27, 2025 15:55:47 GMT
It’s on my bird bucket list! I recently checked off one on the list—bald eagle! Two of them hang out around our house and a dead tree by our lake is one of their favorite spots. Those have always been easy to see for me growing up in Illinois along the Mississippi. But they used to be much more rare when I was a kid, obviously, from the DDT. They have made a huge comeback and in January especially you can see them in the trees by the hundreds. They like to fish near the lock and dam. If you ever want to see them in huge numbers, there's no other reason to go to Illinois in January but I can definitely recommend the photo ops you'll have 😁 |
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Post by scrappinwithoutpeas on Apr 27, 2025 19:39:09 GMT
I've seen a painted bunting once in my life, in the Outerbanks, near Cape Hatteras (NC). It was spectacular!
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Post by librarylady on Apr 27, 2025 21:32:23 GMT
I wanted to share a photo and the bird stayed in a position that I have only half of the bird in the photo. We use a game camera for our bird photos.
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Post by delila on Apr 27, 2025 22:01:17 GMT
First time I saw this beautiful bird at my feeder I thought it was someone’s pet bird that had accidentally escaped home. I was so concerned about the bird thinking I needed to save it to return it to its owner until 2 more painted buntings showed up at the feeder then i realized what it was!
I live in the North Texas area
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Post by Zee on Apr 27, 2025 22:04:38 GMT
I wanted to share a photo and the bird stayed in a position that I have only half of the bird in the photo. We use a game camera for our bird photos. I have a few from camping on Jekyll Island but they're not the best photos so I didn't bother. The first one I ever saw, we were on another little Georgia island and I looked up in a tree and there it was! I was so excited! |
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