BELINDA GROVER PHOTOGRAPHY

STOPS ALONG THE WAY

AMERICAN REDSTART

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Redstart

I believe this is an American Redstart. We came upon this nesting female last spring. She was barely off the path we were on. The nest was almost at eye level so we took our shots and then moved on quickly so as not to disturb the bird anymore than we had. It’s the first time I’ve been this close to a bird on her nest and felt lucky we chose to walk that path that day.

29 thoughts on “AMERICAN REDSTART

  1. brighamstephen's avatar

    Beautiful eye-level shot and lucky find.

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  2. Sherry Felix's avatar

    Love the photo. It is lovely to accidentally see a nest like that.
    A conservation note to us all: Please don’t deliberately look for nests. Be quiet around birds during their nesting season and don’t play calls or harass them. Caution others who aren’t so considerate.

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  3. lauramacky's avatar

    You are rivaling another’s blog here who captures so much personality in tiny creatures. 🙂 I really love this with the tail feathers up like that!

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  4. Rekha Dhyani's avatar

    Awww….that’s such a cute capture! 🙂

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  5. circadianreflections's avatar

    Exciting find and beautiful image!

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  6. Barbara Gurry/rowell's avatar

    Love the photo, you really captured the sweetness of the bird.

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  7. Eliza Waters's avatar

    Great shot – she is so sweet, patiently brooding!

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  8. laura lecce's avatar

    So adorable… I foresee a baby birds photo in the near future.

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  9. cindy knoke's avatar

    She’s a beauty & great shot too!

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  10. wordsfromanneli's avatar

    Lucky find and a great photo!

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  11. 1nmbirder's avatar

    Lovely! The nest is so perfect. Amazes me how they can construct such beautiful cups of straw and sticks. What a wonderful find and sharp shot.

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  12. Bay Photos By Donna's avatar

    What a beautiful find, Belinda!

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