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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Roman theater of Cartagena, Spain
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The Hermitage of Santa Justa
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World Whale Day
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A sleeping green giant
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Lake Tyrrell, Victoria, Australia
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Pollinators: not to be sneezed at
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Composite of photographs from the Apollo 15 mission
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Dunquin Pier, County Kerry, Ireland
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Life in a North African town
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World Otter Day
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‘The mountains are calling’
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Queen Elizabeth s Platinum Jubilee
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International Beaver Day
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Monarch butterflies, Pismo Beach, California
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Guiding ships to safety
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Remembering Krakatoa
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Wilderness Act anniversary
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Happy Hobbit Day
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Class, please take out a No. 2 pencil…
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Happy Father s Day
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We heart Berlin
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Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Atlanta Botanical Garden
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European hedgehog in Sussex, England
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Feature Attraction: 85 years at the drive-in
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A house of grand scale(s)
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International Day of Color
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Pumpkin patch
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Red deer stag in Glen Affric, Scottish Highlands
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A dreamy start to the Year of the Pig
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