American Redstart Balsa Ornament balsa-bat The upper wing is brown

The upper wing is brown with metallic blue and the underpart is bright red with black and white markings that look like the number 88

Unlike penguins

This means that males and females look exactly the same

They are ominvores and they hibernate

threatening to stab predators with their toxin-tipped stingers

American Redstart Balsa Ornament balsa-bat The upper wing is brownThe American redstart is a North American songbird who winters in coffee plantations in Central and South America. "Redstart" comes from the male's orange reddish tail and flanks. Made out of sustainably harvested balsa wood, these lightweight ornaments are hand carved and then painted with non toxic acrylic paint by a cooperative of skilled artisans on Isla Solentiname, Nicaragua. Approximate size: 5" x 2".