Thursday, June 21, 2018

Mr. Bunting's Domain

We apparently have a pair of Indigo Buntings that are nesting not far from the center of our farm.  We have had Indigo Buntings that have traveled through our farm every Spring, but we have never observed a pair nesting on the farm.  If you don't enjoy birds all that much, then it may not make much sense to you that we find this to be a big deal.  If you do, then you might understand why we are enjoying this situation.

Click on the picture to see a larger version.  Mr. Bunting is on the clothes line.
Mr. Bunting introduced himself to Rob very early in the morning when Rob was sitting at the picnic table and trying to plan out the day for the crew.  Mr. Bunting hopped on to the clothesline and then to a pole by the corner of the garage.  He flew over to the potted hibiscus and back to the clothesline.  Eventually, he headed to the cherry tree, where we think they are nesting. 

 Mr Bunting was only "chipping" at me and not singing.  But, we have heard his song at the farm.  The following is a YouTube video from the American Bird Conservancy.

 Rob wondered if he could manage to get a picture later in the day and he DID manage to do just that.  The three pictures in this post are from those attempts.  Mr. Bunting is not willing to let me get too close, nor have I been willing to sit still long enough to try and wait for him to come to me (farmer... I DO have to do some work).  However, he has been getting bolder since we first noticed him.  He forgot himself once and landed on the clothes line as I was hanging something up.  Once he figured out that I was there, he returned quickly to the cherry tree.
Can you find Mr. Bunting?

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