Painted Bunting
One of the top reasons people watch birds is because birds are so beautiful. In keeping with that theme, here are some of our top picks for the list of the 10 most beautiful birds found in the ABA (American Birding Association) Checklist Area. Painted Bunting makes the list because it's so colorful. We sometimes call it the Monet Bird, because it has all the colors of an artist's palette. It's my favorite bird and that's why it graces the cover of our national guide, The Stokes Field Guide to the Birds of North America (which is coming out as regional editions, The New Stokes Field Guide to Birds: Eastern and Western Region on March 26th). It's hard to narrow down the list to 10 birds, since there are sooo many beautiful birds.
The Roseate Spoonbill is outrageous cotton candy pink
The Rose-breasted Grosbeak is a show-stopper
The Summer Tanager is oh, so red
The Great Egret is pure elegance
The Baltimore Oriole is attention-grabbing black and orange
The Black Skimmer has classic, graphic colors
The Blackburnian Warbler is the flame of beauty
So what would your top picks be for the list of the 10 most beautiful birds?
So many colorful birds ~ fantastic!
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La primera especie es preciosa.Saludos
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comments and we hope you enjoy the birds.
ReplyDeleteLillian, these photos are magnificent! I love the tanganger shot and the Rose-breasted grosbeak but that Swallow-tailed kite is so elegant! I don't know if I could even pick out my top ten, but you have done an excellent job of it!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful birds and wonderful photos! This post is pure eye candy. Thanks for brightening my grey day! :-)
ReplyDeleteAll perfect pictures and all my favorites!
ReplyDeleteAll Beautiful! The spoonbill and painted bunting are two I would love to see someday.
ReplyDeleteLilian, you picked the most perfect shots of each species! I love them them all, but the interaction of light and shadow in the Black Skimmer gets my vote.
ReplyDeleteIt is so hard to pick favorites, there are so many beautiful birds in North America. One of my great joys is trying to capture their beauty in photographs.
ReplyDeleteLillian
I oohed and ahhed while scrolling through all of these stunning photographs. Breathtakingly beautiful!
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