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If a living rainbow visits your backyard, it just might be a Painted Bunting. The males have bright blue heads, red bellies, and green, multi-hued wings, while females and immature males are vibrant lime green. Even with their brilliant coloring, they can be tough to spot because they like to forage for seeds and insects on the ground in brushy areas or low trees. Unfortunately, these birds are still trapped and sold as caged birds in many countries due to their prismatic feathers.
You can go looking for a Painted Bunting right now in Texas and northern Mexico, where theyāre hanging out for the summer.
Fun fact: Males are territorial and will sing their songs from a raised perch to mark their territoriesāwhich is a great time to spot them!
š Keep your ears open Are birds actually making music? Fascinating research shows that birdsong is constructed like human musicāor is it the other way around?
š„ Watch Leap of faith Canada Goose goslings take their first leap off the side of National Geographicās office buildingāso of course they documented their journey to safety.
š¶ Make melodies Mr. Worldwide The Merlin Bird ID app can now identify species in every country! Try it out next time you travel, and read more about the incredible tech behind the app from Flying Colorsā original reporting.
John Gould may have been the “Bird Man,” but Elizabeth Gould was the Bird Artist
Elizabeth Gouldās 19th-century illustrations of birds made her husbandās career and established his reputation as an ornithologistābut her work was credited to her husband for decades. Read More >>
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