I know what you mean, Ann. They are very shy! I was sitting on the front porch the other day after pulling some weeds, and sure enough, 2 Buntings landed on the ground near a birdbath, and they must have seen me at the last second...They immediately took off for my neighbors yard. Yep, and my luck, as usual, the camera was in the house!
I do have this picture from last year...But it's not a good one...So I never posted it
Here it is...