Nest-building and incubation are done solely by the female. The diet of the Indigo Bunting consists primarily of insects during the summer months and seeds during the winter months.
Photo taken at the Arkansas River Valley Nature Center.
Female Indigo Bunting
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Very nice!
Thanks Dawn.
I wouldn’t have ever guessed it was a female Bunting. She’s very plain jane.
Indigo Bunting seen in Spirit lake Iowa.