By: Berchman Soileau, Wildlife Photographer
Male Indigo Buntings sing from treetops, shrubs, and power lines all summer in St. Landry Parish. This species eats insects, seeds, and berries, and can be attracted to backyards with thistle or nyjer seed. I captured this photo at my feeder in our yard a few miles east of Opelousas. Look for Indigo Buntings in weedy and brushy areas, especially where fields meet woods.
They love edges, hedgerows, overgrown patches, and brushy roadsides. When not singing from the tallest perches in the area, they can often be seen foraging among seed-laden shrubs and grasses. Indigo Buntings are long-distance migrants.
They fly about 1,200 miles each way between breeding grounds in eastern North America and wintering areas from southern Florida to northern South America.
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