The bird of the day this morning was a brilliant male American Redstart that spent some time in the low branches around our front yard and even took one quick dip into the bird bath. His coal-black head and body were marked with orange wing-bars, flanks and tail-band, which he showed off by flaring his tail, and a white belly. He stayed in clear view and fairly close to me for several minutes, not at all shy, but never still for long, constantly moving. <\/p>\n
I don\u2019t know why, but he made me think of a cartoon bird \u2013 maybe because he was so boldly marked and colorful, and so animated, and because he gave me such a great close-up view. <\/p>\n
It was another warm, breezy day, half-cloudy, half-sunny, with lots of bird song and activity. Both Bluebird parents made frequent trips in and out of the birdhouse. I think our pair has been a little later in nesting than others in the area.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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