Exotically multicolored in blue, purple, and red, the Varied Bunting unfortunately has only a limited North American range in Southeast Arizona and west Texas, so relatively few people get to see it. It gets my vote for North America’s most beautiful passerine, its more common Painted Bunting cousin not withstanding.
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Varied Bunting
California Gulch, Santa Cruz County, AZ
June 2, 2013 ©John Schwarz
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Varied Bunting
California Gulch, Santa Cruz County, AZ
June 2, 2013 ©John Schwarz
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Varied Bunting
California Gulch, Santa Cruz County, AZ
June 2, 2013 ©John Schwarz
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Varied Bunting
California Gulch, Santa Cruz County, AZ
June 2, 2013 ©John Schwarz
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Varied Bunting
California Gulch, Santa Cruz County, AZ
June 2, 2013 ©John Schwarz
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Varied Bunting
California Gulch, Santa Cruz County, AZ
June 2, 2013 ©John Schwarz
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Varied Bunting
California Gulch, Santa Cruz County, AZ
June 2, 2013 ©John Schwarz
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Varied Bunting
California Gulch, Santa Cruz County, AZ
June 2, 2013 ©John Schwarz
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Varied Bunting
California Gulch, Santa Cruz County, AZ
June 2, 2013 ©John Schwarz
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Varied Bunting
Oak Creek, Big Bend National Park, TX
May 4, 2007 ©John Schwarz
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Varied Bunting
Oak Creek, Big Bend National Park, TX
May 4, 2007 ©John Schwarz
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Varied Bunting
Oak Creek, Big Bend National Park, TX
May 4, 2007 ©John Schwarz
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Varied Bunting
California Gulch, Santa Cruz County, AZ
June 2, 2013 ©John Schwarz
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Varied Bunting
Oak Creek, Big Bend National Park, TX
May 4, 2007 ©John Schwarz