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
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Harvest season begins
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Dark Sky Week
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World Environment Day
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Looking for peace on the precipice
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Sunburst at Angkor
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Snow on the temple
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Stuben am Arlberg, Austria
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National Bison Day
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Caribou on the move
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The (Inca) empire strikes back
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A light on National Hispanic Heritage Month
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International Womens Day
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Autumn equinox
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Hooray, hooray, it s Unicorn Day!
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Meandering through Patagonia
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Rapa Nui National Park, Easter Island, Chile
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Satellite image of sand and seaweed in the Bahamas
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Merry Christmas!
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The party’s just starting
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A bison preserve
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World Lizard Day
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Behold the blood moon
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A Latino art exhibition in Denver
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