[Length 5.5 in. Wingspan 8.75 in.]

This female Painted Bunting was photographed at South Llano River State Park, Junction, Texas. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens + Nikkor TC14E II 1.4x Teleconverter (EFL=630mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: June 28, 2006)

[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 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 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 5.5 in. Wingspan 7.75 in.]

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

[Length 8.75 in. Wingspan 12 in.]

Often simply called Redbird, the Northern Cardinal is a common visitor to feeders. Although brightly colored, male cardinals can disappear into shrubbery with ease. Their distinctive song, a series of single whistled notes, is heard in the spring. This male was photographed on a cold, but sunny, February day near a backyard feeder. Photo taken with a Celestron 750mm f5.6 mirror lens on Ektachrome 400 film. (Date: February 1978)