red eye (adult); and will not show the diagnostic black whisker. The yellow-green vireo can be similar. Common. Breeding: woodlands. Migration: long-distance migrant. First spring arrivals on Gulf ...

I love the symmetry of our sightings! The reason this bird caught their eye was because it is, I think, one of the coolest-looking water ducks around; a red-breasted merganser. Maybe because my ...

When disturbed, they flash their bulging red eyes and reveal their huge, webbed orange feet and bright blue-and-yellow flanks. This technique, called startle coloration, may give a bird or snake ...