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Zackiedawg

Painted bunting - male (Passerina ciris)

Taken last weekend (Feb 27th), I am always happy to see this gloriously colored fellow...definitely one of the most colorful birds in North America
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Habitat
Forest
Location
Delray Beach, Florida
Date taken
February 27, 2021
Scientific name
Passerina ciris
Equipment used
Sony a6600, Sony FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS lens
Shutter speed, aperture & ISO
506mm, F6.3, 1/500 shutter, 3200 ISO
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Deb Burhinus
If first graders were asked to design a colourful bird, I am sure they would come up with a Painted Bunting! 🙂

Beautiful!
 
mariae
Wow, what stunning colours!! I have counted 4 or 5 on the same little bird!! Well done.
 
delia todd
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Stunning birds these, aren't they Justin.

That's a fantastic picture you've taken of this bunting lad - many thanks for showing it to us.
 

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Category
North America
Added by
Zackiedawg
Date added
View count
86
Comment count
8

Image metadata

Device
SONY ILCE-6600
Aperture
Æ’/6.3
Focal length
506.0 mm
Exposure time
1/500
ISO
3200
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
171461836.8u5thnd6.GreenWako27feb210344.jpg
File size
363.8 KB
Date taken
Sat, 27 February 2021 2:07 PM
Dimensions
1400px x 933px

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