A female American Redstart in profile view, perched on a birch branch with blue sky behind her, looking to the right. Her head is a soft gray, her throat white, flanks of her breast and under tail are yellow, and her back is a light brown.
A female American Redstart in profile view, perched on a bare branch with blurred green behind her, looking to the right. Her head is a soft gray, her throat white, flanks of her breast and under tail are yellow, and her back is a light brown.
A second year male American Redstart, perched upright, looking to the right. His head is dark gray, his breast white with black spots coming in, his throat was white but now mostly black. The flanks of his breast are bright yellow, as is his undertail, except the tip which is dark.
A second year male American Redstart, perched upright, looking to the left, with the background blurred out branches and greenery. His head is dark gray, his breast white with black spots coming in. The flanks of his breast are bright yellow, as is his undertail, except the tip which is dark.
The first two photos are of female American Redstarts. The last two might look similar, but they are of a second year male that is molting into his adult plumage. #Birds #birding #warbler #molt #Algoma #NorthernOntario