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Setophaga ruticilla, for 2019 week 1: Lies

By mimicking females, young male American Redstarts can find breeding opportunities, perfect their songs, and seek out much-needed resources like food and shelter without aggression from the dominant adult males.

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2019-02-03

Quick studies of Black Redstarts! Its always nice to seem them flittering around and that familiar red flash of their tail!

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2018-12-06

Baby Common Redstart in garden. Jealous! But glad I got to see it 🤓

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2017-07-16

Female Redstart, Phoenicurus phoenicurus. 17/4/2015, Cottam. An unfortunate cat kill, but proved they're in area!

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2016-09-06

Warbler diets on Jamaica coffee farms (redstarts eat nimble prey) https://t.co/t9F4YgOY2b

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2016-07-27

A black redstart from today's Earlybird Session . View more http://t.co/7Z1espqa9L

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2014-07-05