This time of year, from late spring to summer, male adult indigo buntings take it up a notch and turn a brilliant deep blue. They fly up to a perch—like our cheerful fellow atop a branch—and sing from morning to night to defend their territory from other males and to catch the attention of females. Indigo buntings are members of the "blue" clade (subgroup) of the cardinal family.
Indigo bunting
Today in History
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The Children’s Cultural Festival in Reykjavik begins today
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Endangered Species Act
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Mardi Gras
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Ice and Snow Sailing World Championships
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International Tiger Day
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April Fools Day
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Squirrel Appreciation Day
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Happy 50th for the National Trails System!
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The Vestibule at Diocletian s Palace, Split, Croatia
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Once upon a time there was a bridge…
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The desert blooms
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Winter Olympics in Beijing
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The city of Osaka at night, Japan
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Christmas Bird Count turns 125
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Cold? What cold?
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Bandon Beach in Bandon, Oregon
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San Francisco Bay salt flats
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Digging the birds
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Pride 2025
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Pi Day
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Wild scene on the Merced River
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Climb a tree for wild animals and plants
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It s Tolkien Reading Day
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Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
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From Sputnik to extraterrestrial storms
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Mount Sopris, Colorado
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World Lake Day in the Faroe Islands
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All Rhodes lead to the beach
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Paris is photo-ready this week
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Up in the Highlands
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