Wonderful close-up on this amazing bird. You're so lucky to have this visitor every year in your garden.Brilliant capture!

Marvelous bird shot! The color is fabulous! The pose great and the details strong.

Wow, I'd be doing flips if this fellow came to my yard!! I've never seen one of these, only in books. Great shot!

I have never seen one of these in person gorgeous capture such a beauty!!!

Wow... one of my very favourite birds! I've only seen one in the backyard in the past 20 years... and it was such a thrill! I've done alot of research on Indigo Buntings since then and was really surprised to learn that their feathers are not blue. They have almost clear feathers (over black or brown ones) which refract lightwaves in a very unique way. The iridescent blue color is not a result of pigmentation. The structure of the feathers causes light to scatter or reflect, giving the feathers an often bright blue coloration. The blue color changes with different lighting. The Audubon Guide says, "Indigo Buntings are actually black, but the diffraction of light through the structure of the feathers makes them appear blue." When it comes to bird feathers, the color blue is an optical illusion. Indigo buntings, bluebirds and blue jays are not true blue, because their feathers do not contain blue pigments. With birds, blue is a structural color, created not by a pigment but by the physical structure of the feather. Indigo bunting feathers also show a little iridescence, which means the same feathers can look different colors from different angles. Iridescent or "interference" colors - very visible in hummingbirds - do not depend on pigments but on a feather structure that interferes with light shining on the bird from different angles. Iridescent feathers scatter more than one color. An awesome capture, Randy... thanks so much for sharing this one! :)

Wow, wonderful capture (and great info from locomouse!) I have Stellar's Jays here, very big bright blue birds with black heads (and topknots), and they're also very striking. Never seen a bunting, though, at least if I did I had no idea what I was looking at! Nice work!

Great capture! We see them now and again here. Somewhere I have a couple shots. Glad you got this one and hope you get the one you want.

That happiness to see you here another time!!! I am glad your turn a lot... your camera cannot be sleeping... Your you are an excellent artist and your art should not be kept.... Thank you to be devoted this excellent shot Roby Que alegria verte otra vez aqui!!! me alegra mucho tu vuelta... tu camara no puede quedar durmiendo... Tu eres un excelente artista y tu arte no debe quedar guardado.... Gracias por dedicarme este excelente tiro Roby

Glad to see you back and a great capture to boot! Bunny

Wonderful capture, regardless. This is an amazing bird from the description. I don't believe we have seen any of these birds around here. I'll check my Roger Tory Peterson book about it. ;o)

Beautiful shot!

That Roby sure knows how to light the firecrackers!!! LOL!!! I'm glad he did! cool bird shot, I've not seen these where I live!!! Nice to see you back!!

WOW, wonderful photo, I have seen them in my backyard this year, they are so beautiful but very elusive when the camera comes out!!

WOW! we don't have these in UK!!! Lovely pic and super info from locomouse.

Excellent capture.

Gorgeous pic- well done! Nice to see you back with a photo :D

:) These are gorgeous birds; I saw one in a tree right outside my window... ONCE..... of course i didn't have my camera. Excellent capture :)