This time of year, from late spring to summer, male adult indigo buntings take it up a notch and turn a brilliant deep blue. They fly up to a perch—like our cheerful fellow atop a branch—and sing from morning to night to defend their territory from other males and to catch the attention of females. Indigo buntings are members of the "blue" clade (subgroup) of the cardinal family.
Indigo bunting
Today in History
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Things are looking up
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An inland ocean
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Atop the roof of Africa
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A long winter’s nap, perhaps?
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Shi Shi Beach, Olympic National Park, Washington
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Arches National Park, Utah
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Happy Thanksgiving from an expert face-stuffer
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The Feathers at Frenchman Coulee near Vantage, Washington
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The Canary Islands, Spain
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Sea lion in a kelp forest, Baja California, Mexico
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The beach at Cala Luna, Sardinia, Italy
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A bridge too Fawr
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Welcome to my neck of the woods
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Bardenas Reales Biosphere Reserve and Natural Park, Spain
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Mardi Gras
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Jane’s Carousel delights
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The Roaches ridge in the Peak District, England
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Champaka Sarasi, Shivamogga, Karnataka, India
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New York City skyline
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The birth of Bauhaus
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Happy Pi Day!
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Longtailed widowbird at Rietvlei Nature Reserve, South Africa
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Everyone s watching the Perseids
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Pollinator Week
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Guild houses of Grand-Place, Brussels, Belgium
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A wheatear in Peak District National Park, England
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Happy Cousins Day!
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Bowling Ball Beach in Mendocino County, California
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Welcome to the Ring of Fire
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The Christmas Bird Count begins
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