Birds of Winter 2018-2019

Welcome to my visual diary of the beautiful birds I photographed during the Winter months. I rang in the new year with photographing a Painted Redstart and an American Redstart, which are considered rare birds for my area.

An adult Painted Redstart warbler; photographed January 2, 2019, in Pasadena, California. This bird is considered a rare bird for my area, since the Painted Redstart spends winters south of the U.S. Mexico border throughout central Mexico. It breeds in southwestern Utah, central Arizona, western New Mexico, extreme western Texas, and northern Mexico. <br />
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The Painted Redstart flashes its white wing patches and outer tail feathers when foraging. These action appear to flush insects that the redstart then pursues and captures.

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An adult Painted Redstart warbler; photographed January 2, 2019, in Pasadena, California. This bird is considered a rare bird for my area, since the Painted Redstart spends winters south of the U.S. Mexico border throughout central Mexico. It breeds in southwestern Utah, central Arizona, western New Mexico, extreme western Texas, and northern Mexico.

The Painted Redstart flashes its white wing patches and outer tail feathers when foraging. These action appear to flush insects that the redstart then pursues and captures.

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