STUNNING: This Painted Bunting
was sighted foraging at an abandoned
ranch in Radium Springs, New Mexico,
in June. Nirmal Khandan made the
photo with a Nikon D850 and a
200-500mm lens, handheld.THREE’S COMPANY: John M.
Deacon of Orcutt, California,
photographed these juvenile Western
Kingbirds on June 22 near the town of
Sisquoc in Santa Barbara County. He
used a Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 IV.ADORABLE: A one-week-old
Piping Plover stands on the beach in
Muskegon, Michigan. Blair Celano
took the photo with a Nikon D850
and a 150-600mm Sigma lens.60 BirdWatching • September/October 2019