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Red-eyed vireo        Images © Mark A. Chappell

Red-eyed vireos are common in eastern North America during the breeding season, but are rare vagrants to the west coast (their topical counterpart is the yellow-green vireo).   This one offered some brief views while foraging in a willow tree in Monterey, California.

  • Canon R7; 800 mm lens and 1.4X extender, fill-in flash (2022)