The indigo bunting is the only solid blue bird in the eastern United States, but it’s all an illusion — literally a trick of the light. The indigo bunting’s feathers are not really blue; the male’s ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KTHV) -- This week's bird will be the Indigo Bunting. This is a very popular and charismatic bird, and this is a great time of year to see them anywhere in the state. The Indigo ...

Fly by night: Indigo buntings know something about that phrase. These 5-inch, sparrow-sized birds migrate during the night using star patterns for navigation. They have internal clocks that enable ...

No matter how long you’ve been at it, birdwatching always presents new firsts. Wait, I used that sentence to start my column last month. Oh well, another birding first happened recently so I’m going ...

Schoolchildren laugh when my friend Susan Jones describes the song of the indigo bunting. But they never forget it. During spring and summer, the cheerful indigo bunting is one of our most ...

I've been thinking about blue birds lately. Not just eastern bluebirds, but all four of the mostly blue birds we have in North Carolina. Just as I can't assume they are talking about northern ...

A painted bunting sports a jaw-dropping rainbow of colors. Learn what the male and female looks like, what the bird eats and ...

The other day, I was returning from pre-recording one of my radio shows. It was a late summer morning with clear skies and the promise of a warm and wonderful day ahead. Alongside the road, I noticed ...

Jul. 22—A regular happening with songbirds in spring is that they will live up to their names and sing when arriving back from migration. Most of these migrants that nest in the Northland come back ...

If you see a staggeringly electric blue songbird, it just might be a male indigo bunting. The female however is a drab brownish tan. Indigo bunting songs change every couple miles, with males learning ...