One of the prettiest birds we’ve got here in N.C. is the Indigo Bunting.

With these lovely blue-hued feathers, about the only place he’s got a hope in camouflage is when he’s high atop a tree against a backdrop of sky, lol! This Indigo Bunting was photographed at Yates Mill Park near Raleigh, NC. I found him easily because he was singing his heart out 🙂

Weird fact: Indigo Buntings have no blue pigment; they are actually black, but the diffraction of light through the structure of the feathers makes them appear blue. These gorgeous birds are often found in rural roadside thickets, where woodlands meet open areas. That’s exactly the kind of spot at Yates Mill where I found this one 🙂