HEY ! YOU LOOK’N AT ME???

This Spotted Tohee (Pipilo maculatus) took time enough from his gathering of water and seed to meet me in a stare down worthy of De Niro. He was gathering nourishment while I sat still as I could. His red eye made me blink first. He won, but I got a prize anyhow.

Stare em down when you have to on your journey††nada te turbe††jim