The indigo bunting likes to reside in the boundary region where forests and woodlands meet fields and pastures. Personally, the indigo bunting has always been a bird that is suggestive of the long, ...

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, ...

Many birds don’t look their best by the time autumn migration rolls around. Take the male indigo bunting, for instance. This ...

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 ...

There is nothing like the royal blue of an indigo bunting. In the Northeast, they arrive fashionably late to the spring fling, behind the vanguard of migrating warblers and other songbirds. On my ...

Despite their colorful appearance, blue jays are actually in the family Corvidae, the same as crows and ravens. These birds are typically 9 to 12 inches long from beak to tail and weigh under 3.5 ...

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, ...

While at the sink pouring water for my coffee each morning this week, I have had the absolute joy of looking out the window to see an indigo bunting.This is a small finch with a rich blue, in the ...

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 ...