[Length 5.5 in. Wingspan 8.75 in.]

This first year male Painted Bunting was photographed at TOS Sabine Woods Sanctuary, Sabine Pass, TX. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens + Nikkor TC20E II 2.0x Teleconverter (EFL=900mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: May 8, 2008)

[Length 5.5 in. Wingspan 8.75 in.]

This male Painted Bunting was photographed at the SPI Convention Center gardens, South Padre Island, Texas. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D300 camera. (Date: April 15, 2010)

[Length 5.5 in. Wingspan 8.75 in.]

This stunning male Painted Bunting was photographed near the pond and sprinkler at the Falfurrias rest stop on Route 281 in southern Texas. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodak Elitechrome 200 film. (Date: April 2001)

[Length 5.5 in. Wingspan 8.75 in.]

This stunning male Painted Bunting was photographed near the pond and sprinkler at the Falfurrias rest stop on Route 281 in southern Texas. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodak Elitechrome 200 film. (Date: April 2001)

[Length 5.5 in. Wingspan 8.75 in.]

This female Painted Bunting was photographed near the pond and sprinkler at the Falfurrias rest stop on Route 281 in southern Texas. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodak Elitechrome 200 film. (Date: April 2001)

[Length 6 in. Wingspan 9.5 in.]

This male Rustic Bunting was photographed on Attu Island, Alaska. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: May 1988)

[Length 6 in. Wingspan 9.5 in.]

This male Rustic Bunting was photographed on Attu Island, Alaska. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: May 1988)

[Length 6.25 in. Wingspan xx in.]

This Siberian Meadow Bunting was photographed on the Ebino Plateau highlands on the island of Kyushu, Japan. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: January 1996)