The indigo bunting is a sparrow-sized bird at 5.5 inches in length. It is stocky with a short tail and conical bill. The male indigo bunting lives up to its name. During the summer breeding season it ...

The indigo bunting perching in sunlight is like a sapphire with wings. Glistening intensely blue, it is a gem of a bird. A bird watcher’s attention is first drawn to the bird by its distinctive song, ...

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 ...

Stephen Head, president of Lone Star College-North Harris, asked me not long ago what the sparrow-size, aqua-blue birds were that had shown up in his yard. He wasn't the only one who wanted to know.

Almost all nature lovers would love to emulate Thoreau and retreat to a small, rustic cabin on some remote Walden Pond. In such a peaceful setting and like this noted naturalist, one could, no doubt, ...

A flock of sparrow-size birds in stunningly violet-blue plumage could soon be blanketing your yard or maybe already have. The handsome birds are indigo buntings arriving from winter homes in South ...

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 ...

Joellyn Cohen sent a photo of an indigo bunting male, taken by her husband Bob Seemueller, at their feeder in Hunt Club Forest. Female indigos are streaky brown and look a little like a smaller female ...

Not all brightly colored birds are in the tropics. The U.S. has its own fair share of colorful avian friends and you can even ...