I was recently entertained by this Painted Bunting as he was attempting to get a bath. There were some grackles hanging around the water drip and they didn’t show any interest in going away any time soon and it was so obvious that this colorful guy was intimidated. Just before this photo was taken, he made it to the water for a VERY quick dip before getting chased out. The result was a pretty spectacular fluff-up.

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Passerina ciris