Lunch Date with a Redstart

I had a lunch date with an American redstart. We met at a sun-dappled apple tree on the trail at the urban park in my neighborhood. I stood transfixed beneath the tree as she danced like light on the branches. She chased insects with that redstart zig-zag style. 

This is the fourth day I have seen her in the same tree. She will come within two feet of me…