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Had an excellent morning of birding at Yates Mill Park in Raleigh, North Carolina with a (wonderful!) photography client of mine @heather_lynne7 ! We saw some beautiful birds and took some nice pictures along the way 🙂 This is a male Indigo Bunting that we spotted along the wetlands trail. Lol, we spent about 15 minutes trying to get a clear view of him as he fluttered overhead in and out of the canopy of wet leaves. It was a real challenge for sure! These brilliantly colored birds are somewhat common here in central NC. A familiar summertime resident, they can be found singing in both dark deciduous forests and sunny open fields alike. Although their main diet consists of insects, they absolutely adore eating nyjer and thistle seeds. Adding these seed ingredients to your bird food mix may entice them to come dine in your own backyard. They will stick around here in the Piedmont area until around the second week of October so there’s still plenty of time to see them if you can! Photos by @sally_siko of @birdwatching_nc Canon 5Ds . . . . #birdnerd #birdsofinsta #birdsofinstagram #ncwildlife #birding #birdwatching #birdwatchers #bird #birds #ncbirding #ncbirds #ncbirdwatching #canon #canon5ds #ncoutdoors #canonwildlife #ncwildlifephotographer #northcarolinabirding #birdwatchingnc #northcarolinabirds #audubonsociety #birdoftheday #audubonnc #bestbirds #birders #birder #birdwatchers #lovebirdsluvsbirds #yourshotphotographer #indigobunting

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