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Roger Simmons
Roger Simmons

Birds, Words, Pics + TV

Buntings are back at Orlando Wetlands

Roger Simmons, April 19, 2025April 18, 2025

One of the things I love about birding is the cycle that birds follow.

Last April I photographed a male Indigo Bunting and a female Painted Bunting at Orlando Wetlands. It’s April again, and guess who’s back at the wetlands?

During a pair of sunset visits, I saw a male Indigo Bunting and a female Painted Bunting in the same location where I photographed them last year. Pretty amazing.

There was a bit of a difference. Last year I photographed them in the morning, and this year it was at sunset.

Male Indigo Bunting, Orlando Wetlands, April 2025.
Female Painted Bunting, Orlando Wetlands, April 2025.
Male Indigo Bunting, Orlando Wetlands, April 2025.
Female Painted Bunting, Orlando Wetlands, April 2025.
Male Indigo Bunting, Orlando Wetlands, April 2025.
Female Painted Bunting, Orlando Wetlands, April 2025.
Male Indigo Bunting, Orlando Wetlands, April 2025.
Female Painted Bunting, Orlando Wetlands, April 2025.

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