A painted bunting in Florida. Painted buntings are about 5in in length, dine on seeds and insects and prefer to construct nests in dense foliage. Photograph: Education Images/Universal Images Group/Getty Images
If we had been close by, no doubt we would try to see it:
Hundreds flock to Maryland park to view ‘exceptional’ rare bird
Birders headed to Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park to view brightly coloured painted bunting
Hundreds of people have flocked to the Washington DC area to catch a glimpse of a new, celebrated arrival who has offered some welcome relief following a bruising year. No, it’s not Joe Biden.
Excited birders have crammed into a Maryland park, braving rain and dismally low temperatures, to witness the painted bunting, a brightly coloured bird that usually reserves its elan for the warmer climes of Florida…
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