Red-eyed vireo

Rondeau Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada, May 20, 2022.


Regular visitor to the yard and the water. Rarely seems to have a bath, does more of a splash and dash action.
Vireo olivaceus
The red iris that gives the Red-eyed Vireo its name doesn't develop until the end of the birds' first winter. Then the brown iris the birds were born with becomes dull brick red to bright crimson in different individuals.
source - Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

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