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Indigo Bunting print

from $39

An Indigo Bunting fine-art print in the Audubon tradition, on archival paper. A vivid blue songbird against a summer field. From $39, framed from $109.

Each print is made to order. You can cancel within 12 hours of ordering, after which it goes into production and cannot be cancelled. Secure checkout via Stripe.

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Printed on Hahnemuhle Photo Rag 308gsm.

A scrap of summer sky, gone walking. The Indigo Bunting sits low on a seedhead, the field warm and gold around him. His blue is not one blue but many, deep at the wing, near violet at the crown, lit where the light catches. The palette is true to the Audubon tradition: hand-warmed creams and sages, the bird rendered in the saturated indigo that gave him his name.

The print

A fine-art print made in the Audubon tradition, in the style of the great plates of Birds of America. The bird is the whole of it. No clutter, no caption crowding the frame. Just the Indigo Bunting and the field he sings from, printed to hold every shift of blue.

Paper and finish

Unframed, the print comes on Hahnemühle Photo Rag 308gsm, an archival cotton rag with a soft, natural surface that suits this palette beautifully. Colours sit deep and matte, the way a real plate should.

Choose the framed option and the print is mounted and glazed in a classic moulding, on Enhanced Matte 200gsm. Pick from black, brown, dark grey or gold. The framed print is not on Hahnemühle stock, but it arrives ready to hang straight from the box.

Sizes

Three sizes: A4, A3 and A2. Prints from $39. Framed from $109.

How to hang it

This is a blue bird on a warm ground, so it carries a room rather than fighting it. A gold moulding lifts the indigo and flatters the cream field. Against a pale or sage wall, the blue reads loud and clean. Hang it at eye level, somewhere the morning light can reach it, and the wing will do the rest.

About the bird

The Indigo Bunting is a small finch-like songbird of eastern and central North America, common at woodland edges and in scrubby, open fields. The breeding male is the bird you picture: brilliant blue, though that blue is a trick of light on his feathers rather than true pigment. Females and winter males are a plain warm brown. He sings through the heat of the day when other birds fall quiet, and migrates by night, steering by the stars.

A small blue voice in a gold field. Worth a wall.

Full field guide: /species/indigo-bunting/

Before you order

How long does delivery take?+

Each print is made to order through our global print partner and shipped from the production lab nearest you - allow a few days for printing plus local tracked delivery.

Can I cancel my order?+

Each print is made to order. You can change or cancel it within 12 hours of ordering. After that it goes into production and can no longer be cancelled, though we will always put right anything that arrives damaged.

What sizes and finishes can I get?+

The available sizes (up to A2) and any framed finishes are shown above. Choose yours before checkout.

Is it ready to frame?+

Yes - each print is sized to fit standard frames. Framed finishes are offered on many prints.

What if it arrives damaged?+

Because each print is made to order, contact us within 14 days of delivery and we will put it right.

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