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 ...

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 ...

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 animal kingdom gives us rainbows of color with butterflies and chameleons, and clownfish, but birds give us just as much of a show. Among the peacock, the toucan, and the macaw, there’s a ...

Like its cousin, the female of this species is quite undistinguished. “Drab,” Sibley calls her. He’s right. Even sparrows have more markings to distinguish them than do these little girls. The size is ...

Texans from the Rio Grande Valley to the Hill Country and into the Panhandle had the unexpected thrill of seeing migrating lazuli buntings in their yards and fields during late April. The name lazuli ...

Even though Rhode Island is the smallest state in the country, it has a lot of different habitats, from woods to wetlands, to beaches, to urban and suburban areas. This means the state supports a ...