This was my first meeting with the American Redstart. If you study the images you may see a tick attached to the bird's neck. Atascosa NWR was a short drive from my camp in Brownsville, Texas, and remained open during the COVID-19 crisis, when many other nearby birding hotspots shut down.
This was my first meeting with the American Redstart. If you study the images you may see a tick attached to the bird's neck. Atascosa NWR was a short drive from my camp in Brownsville, Texas, and remained open during the COVID-19 crisis, when many other nearby birding hotspots shut down.
This was my first meeting with the American Redstart. If you study the images you may see a tick attached to the bird's neck. Atascosa NWR was a short drive from my camp in Brownsville, Texas, and remained open during the COVID-19 crisis, when many other nearby birding hotspots shut down.
This was my first meeting with the American Redstart. If you study the images you may see a tick attached to the bird's neck. Atascosa NWR was a short drive from my camp in Brownsville, Texas, and remained open during the COVID-19 crisis, when many other nearby birding hotspots shut down.
This was my first meeting with the American Redstart. If you study the images you may see a tick attached to the bird's neck. Atascosa NWR was a short drive from my camp in Brownsville, Texas, and remained open during the COVID-19 crisis, when many other nearby birding hotspots shut down.
This was my first meeting with the American Redstart. If you study the images you may see a tick attached to the bird's neck. Atascosa NWR was a short drive from my camp in Brownsville, Texas, and remained open during the COVID-19 crisis, when many other nearby birding hotspots shut down.
This was my first meeting with the American Redstart. If you study the images you may see a tick attached to the bird's neck. Atascosa NWR was a short drive from my camp in Brownsville, Texas, and remained open during the COVID-19 crisis, when many other nearby birding hotspots shut down.
This was my first meeting with the American Redstart. If you study the images you may see a tick attached to the bird's neck. Atascosa NWR was a short drive from my camp in Brownsville, Texas, and remained open during the COVID-19 crisis, when many other nearby birding hotspots shut down.

American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla)

American Redstart

(Setophaga ruticilla)

Description:

This was my first meeting with the American Redstart. If you study the images you may see a tick attached to the bird’s neck. Atascosa NWR was a short drive from my camp in Brownsville, Texas, and remained open during the COVID-19 crisis, when many other nearby birding hotspots shut down.

Date Taken: 2020:04:20 16:16

Location:

Atascosa NWR
Los Fresnos, Texas
United States
36.09 ft above sea level

Camera Information:

NIKON D500, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250

File Name: AmericanRedstart_D505083-Atascosa-NWR

© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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