Like flames flickering in the trees, these birds flash their colors to startle insect prey into revealing their presence by their movement. Spring visits to South Padre Island can produce unexpected results. Sometimes there are lulls in the migration, and other times there are spikes.
Like flames flickering in the trees, these birds flash their colors to startle insect prey into revealing their presence by their movement. Spring visits to South Padre Island can produce unexpected results. Sometimes there are lulls in the migration, and other times there are spikes.
Like flames flickering in the trees, these birds flash their colors to startle insect prey into revealing their presence by their movement. Spring visits to South Padre Island can produce unexpected results. Sometimes there are lulls in the migration, and other times there are spikes.
Like flames flickering in the trees, these birds flash their colors to startle insect prey into revealing their presence by their movement. Spring visits to South Padre Island can produce unexpected results. Sometimes there are lulls in the migration, and other times there are spikes.
Like flames flickering in the trees, these birds flash their colors to startle insect prey into revealing their presence by their movement. Spring visits to South Padre Island can produce unexpected results. Sometimes there are lulls in the migration, and other times there are spikes.
Like flames flickering in the trees, these birds flash their colors to startle insect prey into revealing their presence by their movement. Spring visits to South Padre Island can produce unexpected results. Sometimes there are lulls in the migration, and other times there are spikes.
Like flames flickering in the trees, these birds flash their colors to startle insect prey into revealing their presence by their movement. Spring visits to South Padre Island can produce unexpected results. Sometimes there are lulls in the migration, and other times there are spikes.
Like flames flickering in the trees, these birds flash their colors to startle insect prey into revealing their presence by their movement. Spring visits to South Padre Island can produce unexpected results. Sometimes there are lulls in the migration, and other times there are spikes.

American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla)

American Redstart

(Setophaga ruticilla)

Description:

Like flames flickering in the trees, these birds flash their colors to startle insect prey into revealing their presence by their movement. Spring visits to South Padre Island can produce unexpected results. Sometimes there are lulls in the migration, and other times there are spikes.

Date Taken: 2021:04:29 15:36

Location:

Convention Center
South Padre Island, Texas
United States
9.84 ft above sea level

Camera Information:

NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/350

File Name: AmericanRedstart_D5X3537_SPI-ConventionCtr

© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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