Both indigo buntings and blue jays are blue birds with black markings ... or significant black markings on their wings. As with the bunting, their feathers are a paler shade of blue.

The male indigo bunting ... with the lazuli bunting. Monotypic. Length 5.5". Highly sexually dimorphic. Summer male: plumage unmistakable, entirely bright blue. Winter male: blue obscured by ...

The other day I was returning from pre-recording one of my radio shows. It was a late summer morning with clear skies and the promise of a warm and wonderful day ahead. Alongside the road I was ...