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American Redstart ♂
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Parulidae
Setophaga ruticilla
The evening before this shot was taken; my tripod got knocked over on the Boardwalk Trail. There was a large group of people in front of me. I stopped and set the tripod up next to the rail on one side. A birder behind me pointed out a Wood Thrush that was perched right next to the boardwalk. To see it, I had to let go of the tripod and bend down. I sensed motion to my right and turned in time to watch my rig crash into the boardwalk and bounce off the other side. I treated a lot of people to an expletive. I picked up the equipment and set it back up. I took a couple shots of the Wood Thrush. The autofocus seemed a little slow but the shots I took were sharp. I thought I had dodged a bullet.
When I spotted this American Redstart, he was working low shrubs with a good field of view. I started working for a clear shot. When he would get clear, I would try to take a shot. By the time the camera finished focusing, he was gone.
When I got home, I took the camera and lens to the Canon Repair Facility in Jamesburg, New Jersey. Now I need to find another American Redstart. I am posting this so I can add it to my life-list. I don’t add until I have a recognizable photograph. This shot barely qualifies.
Female American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) - Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary - Lincoln Park, Chicago Park District, Chicago, IL - 10 May 2014
American Redstart - female
Setophaga ruticilla
After a long and hard week, I really needed to get out and take some pictures to relax (I mean, come on - I was down under 1,000 in the backlog). So, we decided to go butterfly and dragonfly hunting at Palmyra Cove. It turned out to be a good decision.
We saw probably 12-14 different dragonfly species although we could only get shots of about half of them (all of the ones we already had, of course), a few cool butterflies and a new lifelist bird for me - this beauty. There were actually three of them - this female and two juveniles - but I was only able to get shots of the mother.
American Redstart at Steve’s Water Garden © Steve Frye. Photo taken on the Flying Circus Birders of Boulder Walk on May 16, 2020.
American Redstart - Setophaga ruticilla - Горихвостковая древесница
Laureles Hotel in Comitán de Domínguez, Chiapas, Mexico, 02/25/2013
American Redstart at the North Roosevelt Trap, Roosevelt Co., NM, 171002. Setophaga ruticilla. Passeriformes: Parulidae.
American Redstart at the North Roosevelt Trap, Roosevelt Co., NM, 130913. Setophaga ruticilla. Passeriformes: Parulidae.
American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) - Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary - Lincoln Park, Chicago Park District, Chicago, IL - 10 May 2014