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Indigo Bunting

Indigo Bunting
Indigo Bunting
Passerina cyanea


It is easy to take the warmth of summer when you’re decked out is such cool shades of blue! The Indigo Bunting is a bird of the summertime in eastern North America. This species that winters from southern Florida to northern South America arrives in the northeast in late May and early June.

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Red-bellied Woodpecker

Melanerpes carolinus

Female Red-bellied Woodpecker
Female Red-bellied Woodpecker

Is it a Red-headed Woodpecker? No. That species has a deep crimson color covering the entire head from the base of the bill to the shoulders. Then, where is the red belly? Well, there is a faint reddish hue that is difficult to see! The best field mark for identifying the Red-bellied Woodpecker is its zebra-patterned back.

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Red-headed Woodpecker

Melanerpes erythrocephalus


Red-headed Woodpecker
Red-headed Woodpecker
Wow! Catch sight of this beautiful creature in your yard and you may have to remind yourself to breathe! Many woodpeckers are composites of red, white, and black. This one is painted in the boldest of brushstrokes. The entire head, neck, throat, and upper breast are colored in bright, crimson red. The underparts are a pure snow-white. The back, wings, and tail are glossy black, counterpointed with broad, white wing bars. Certainly the Red-headed Woodpecker is an example of the magnificent beauty to be found in the natural world around us!

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