Tantalizing redstarts

They were darting around in the treetops — flashes of orange and black, fluttering and falling, males clashing over the territory near the river. As much noise as they make with their insistent calls, as colorfully as they flash among the leaves, they never really sit still for pictures. I did get a few fleeting digital glimpses…

The females were more sociable and came close several times. But still, I wasn’t quick enough to capture much.

There were other birds around too… a chestnut-sided warbler…

…a blue-wing, I think:

A warbling vireo:

Some mystery birds:

And the ever-present catbird.

Besides that there were red-eyed vireos singing, and an oriole. But I was preoccupied with trying to see the redstarts.