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Indigo Bunting

Indigo buntings are majestically beautiful birds. I had a hard time deciding the direction to go in doodling this one, so I dug up a lot of fun facts: A group of indigo buntings is called a sacrifice, mural, or decoration. Their indigo color comes from the structure within their feathers rather than
Indigo bunting on grass with star trail arcs and celestial sphere diagram in the corner.

Indigo buntings are majestically beautiful birds. I had a hard time deciding the direction to go in doodling this one, so I dug up a lot of fun facts:

  • A group of indigo buntings is called a sacrifice, mural, or decoration.
  • Their indigo color comes from the structure within their feathers rather than pigment.
  • These birds study the stars and navigate by them for migration.

After playing with prisms and light and then settling on stars, I have finished another bird in the series. Enjoy!

Indigo bunting on grass with star trail arcs and celestial sphere diagram in the corner.

I normally use my observations, general reference, and my library of photography for sketches. However, I don’t have any good shots of indigo buntings. Jen Cross on Twitter offered some absolutely stellar photographs of these beautiful birds for reference. Here website is here.

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