[Length 6.75 in. Wingspan 14 in.]

The male Snow Bunting is distinctive in his sharp black-and-white plumage. The female is duller with dusky streaks on her head. In winter both birds are a drab brownish black above and white below. Snow Buntings breed in the high Arctic regions of Europe, Asia, Alaska, and Canada. In winter they are found throughout southern Canada and the northern US and along the east and west coasts of North America as far north as Newfoundland, Canada in the east, and southern Alaska and the Aleutian Islands in the west. They are often seen in large flocks during winter. This male Snow Bunting in breeding plumage was photographed at the village of Gambell on St. Lawrence Island, Alaska, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. Click HERE to learn how the Snow Bunting earned its name! (Date: May 1989)

[Length 6.75 in. Wingspan 14 in.]

This Snow Bunting in winter plumage was photographed foraging on the beach along the central shore of New Jersey, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: December 1980)

[Length 6.75 in. Wingspan 14 in.]

This female Snow Bunting in breeding plumage was photographed on Attu Island, Alaska, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: May 1984)

[Length 6.75 in. Wingspan 14 in.]

This flock of Snow Buntings in flight was photographed at Sandy Hook, New Jersey, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: January 1980)

[Length 5.5 in. Wingspan 7.75 in.]

This male Varied Bunting was photographed along the Window Trail in Big Bend National Park, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: May 1993)

[Length 5.5 in. Wingspan 7.75 in.]

This female Varied Bunting was photographed at Cave Creek Ranch, Portal, Arizona, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: June 24, 2013)

[Length 4.5 in. Wingspan 6 in.]

This Bushtit was photographed at Lake Los Carneros, Buellton, California, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: June 28, 2013)

[Length 4.5 in. Wingspan 6 in.]

This "Pacific" Bushtit was photographed in the foothills near Arroyo Grande, California, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: November 1997)

[Length 4.5 in. Wingspan 6 in.]

This "Pacific" Bushtit was photographed along the California coast near Monterey, California, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: November 1981)