Painted Bunting – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Immature Painted Bunting Getting Ready To Migrate

By Mia McPherson|September 8th, 2025|Categories: Birds, Oklahoma, Painted Buntings, Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: bottomland hardwood forest, bottomlands, bunting, buntings, grass stem, grasses, immature, molt, molting, Painted Bunting, Passerina ciris, perched, roadside, summer, tail, young|

The last, and probably best, bird I saw and photographed yesterday at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge was a molting immature Painted Bunting.

Young Painted Bunting – Surprise Visitor

By Mia McPherson|August 26th, 2024|Categories: Arkansas, Birds, Painted Buntings, Sebastian County|Tags: bird bath, birdbath, branch, bunting, buntings, fluffed up, garden, immature, Painted Bunting, Passerina ciris, perched, summer, urban, vine, yard, young|

There was a surprise visitor at my friend Steve Creek's bird bath yesterday, it was a gorgeous young Painted Bunting that decided to spend some time in his yard.

Male Painted Bunting At Tishomingo NWR

By Mia McPherson|May 29th, 2024|Categories: Birds, Oklahoma, Painted Buntings, Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: adult, bottomland hardwood forests, bottomlands, bunting, buntings, male, Painted Bunting, Passerina ciris, perched, spring|

I finally took a few photos of a perched male Painted Bunting that I am happy with at Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge two days ago.