The all-blue male Indigo Bunting sings with cheerful gusto and looks like a scrap of sky with wings. Sometimes nicknamed "blue canaries," these brilliantly colored yet common and widespread birds whistle their bouncy songs through the late spring and summer all over eastern North America. Look for Indigo Buntings in weedy fields and shrubby areas near trees, singing from dawn to dusk atop the tallest perch in sight or foraging for seeds and insects in low vegetation. 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 attractive birds are also found in rural roadside thickets and along the right-of-way of railroads, where woodlands meet open areas. They are beneficial to farmers and fruit growers, consuming many insect pests and weed seeds.
This series continues in the spirit that the bird series placed by "honeychile" initiated. Her joy in the outdoors and a love of caching helps bring people here who might not otherwise have a reason to season their day with such simple pleasures. This series is a welcome for new visitors and welcome back to those who have been here before. Look for the caches, but don't forget to look for the birds and the other wildlife along the trail.
The cache contains a log only. BYOP.