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[FlowerShooter]

This bird frequents my birdbath frequently and my best guess is a female Painted Bunting. The male has not come around and would really like to get his picture, but if this is some type of finch, I should not get my hopes up too high to see the male Painted Bunting.

http://www.flickr.co...er1/7930624548/
http://www.flickr.co...er1/7938709790/

[psweet]

First, I agree this is a Painted Bunting. I don't think we can say it's a female for sure -- if you notice at the corner of the bill there's a fleshy yellow structure? That indicates that this is a juvenile bird, and I don't think we can sex them at this age. (If it's not a Painted Bunting, then someone's been breeding and releasing exotic finches.)
Second, for photos, you can upload them to another service, like Flickr or Imgurr, then link to them from here. I use Flickr, and if you click on the thumbnail in Flickr, then click on share, then grab BBCode, you can copy the code and paste it into your post.

[blackburnian]

not sure if this is painted,i see some red on the breast which i dont a juvie would have

[Joejr14]

I agree with painted. The darker color on the underside I believe is partly due to the reflection from the water (and bird bath).