A flash of indigo

I glanced out our kitchen window one day last week just in time to see a flash of rich blue fly from the nearby bridal wreath to the flowering crab tree a short distance away.

I immediately thought bluebird!

I do love the little bluebirds, and we often see them in the spring.

Later in the day, though, I looked out the kitchen window to the feeder, and what was enjoying a feast there but an indigo bunting.

This was even more exciting than seeing a bluebird, because the buntings are not seen as regularly in this area.

I got little done for the next two days because I was on lookout duty at the window.

I spotted the bunting a few more times and even managed to get a few half-decent photos.

As it turned out, the female was with her partner, but she was a less dramatic blue.

Now the two have moved farther north for the summer.

It was nice having them as guests for a few days.