Last week, I posted a Redstart from Peru, but this one's all home-grown. These little guys live in the Eastern Woodlands. The males look all Halloween-y like this one here. The female has the same feather pattern but is gray and yellow instead of black and orange. I saw my first American Redstart on my in-laws' property in Western Pennsylvania. I remember looking through my book and realizing for the first time that it's not just ducks that have different male and female looks.
When I see American Redstarts now, it's because they're on migration, headed to South or Central America. This time of year, I run into them with some regularity, but they move so fast and are so small that I have trouble getting a good photograph. Although this photo isn't perfect, it's the best one I have..If only they'd slow down...
I took this picture at South Padre Island on October 8, 2012.
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