Passerina cyanea (Indigo Bunting) on 4-30-25, #1040-6.
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The Belmont Rooster 
I have not seen one in my neighborhood for a few years.
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Hello Judy! I have never seen one before. It is indeed a beautiful bird. The bright blue of the males is a real knockout! Take care and thanks for the comment!
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Oh, my! I’ve seen an Indigo Bunting only twice: a single bird, two years in a row. It showed up beneath my feeders, hung around for a couple of days, and then was gone. I suspect it was part of the spring migration, and just stopped by to check things out.
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Hello Linda! This was a first for me. I think you are right about them stopping by to check things out during their migration. Since the females are brown, they aren’t as noticeable. Take care and thanks for the comment!
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precious!
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Hello there! Indeed! Take care and thanks for the comment!
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What a beautiful bird! They don’t come here. I wish they did
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Hello Linda! Yes, it is! Well, I’m sure you have other birds we don’t have here, or that show up at some point during migration. Just by chance I looked out the window and saw it. A few minutes later and I wouldn’t have seen it at all. Take care and thanks for the comment!
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Gorgeous little bird!
Are you familiar with the Swedish word Gokatta? If not, it’s pronounced as zyohh- kot – tah and means the act of rising early to listen to the first bird song. According to the dictionary it literally means “dawn picnic to hear the first bird song.”
When I saw your great photo, I was reminded of that expression 🙂
Thanks for posting it!
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Hello Susan! The blue is so vivid! The earliest birds to sing around here are Robins and Cardinals. Sometimes I wonder about their sanity. 🙂 I am happy to hear them, though, better than in the winter. Take care and thanks for the comment!
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Interesting bird – I didn’t even know they existed. That is often the way with birs – a couple of minutes either way and you might have missed it. In the days when ornithologists shot and stuffed rare specimens they used to say “What’s hit is history, what’s missed is mystery.” It’s good to have binoculars and digital photography. 🙂
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Hello Simon! A very good saying indeed. I’ll have to remember that. I have the binoculars next to the window where it is handy. I have gone out on the front porch to see if the birds would feed with me watching. Some are used to me, while others are a bit camera shy. The hummingbirds, while I haven’t seen any this year yet, will come right up and feed only a few feet away with no problem. Take care and thanks for the comment!
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I imagine that hummingbirds are working so hard they don’t worry about humans. 🙂
Good luck with the birdwatching and your health.
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Probably right, but I think they were watching me…
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That’s the starting point for a horror film – a shadowy figure on the verandah watching hummingbirds gather. Meanwhile another shot shows us that this is happening in other places too, and the hummingbirds are looking right back . . .
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🙂
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