Reference photo by Kim Johnston Turner (kim.johnston.photography on Instagram)
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BOTD: Black Phoebe
Photo: Mick Thompson
"The sharp whistled call of the Black Phoebe is a typical sound along creeks and ponds in the southwest. The birder who explores such areas is likely to see the bird perched low over the water, slowly wagging its tail, then darting out in rapid flight to snap up an insect just above the water's surface. Related to the familiar Eastern Phoebe of eastern North America, this species has a much wider range, living along streams from California to Argentina."
- Audubon Field Guide
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Birds from Moidart and Elsewhere: Drawn from Nature. Written and illustrated by Jemima Blackburn. 1895.
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A flycatcher, in bright sunlight.
Based on geographic location and its super-bright underbelly, this is probably a Great-Crested Flycatcher.
However, these birds can be very difficult to distinguish from other, closely-related, species.
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A common nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos) in the UK
by roger collorick
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Spotted Flycatcher - Papa-moscas-cinzento (Muscicapa striata)
Vila Franca de Xira/Portugal (7/09/2023)
[Nikon D500; AF-S Nikkor 500mm F5,6E PF ED VR; 1/2500s; F7,1; 400 ISO]
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Feathursday Orioles!
Here are a few chromolithographic Feathursday Orioles, along with a Kingbird and a Flycatcher, from our 2-volume set of Our Native Birds of Song and Beauty, by the late-19th-century director of the Milwaukee Public Museum Henry Nehrling, and published in Milwaukee by George Brumder from 1893-1896. The lithographs are based on original water color paintings by the German naturalist painter Anton Goering. The individual birds from top to bottom are:
Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula), male.
Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula), female.
Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius).
Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus).
Bullock's Oriole (Icterus bullockii).
Scott's Oriole (Icterus parisorum).
Hooded Oriole (Icterus cucullatus).
Scarlet Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus).
View more posts from Nehrling’s Our Native Birds.
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African Dusky Flycatcher
Muscicapa adusta
Outer-west Durban, South Africa
by me (witchstone)
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Birds of November '23
American Robin in cedar tree
Ruby-Crowned Kinglet
Wood Duck (young)
Hairy Woodpecker
Cedar Waxwing
Four Cedar Waxwings
Killdeer (and his reflection)
Hermit Thrush
Red-tailed Hawk (and his kill)
Northern Flicker (male)
Double-crested Cormorants
(Another) Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Goldfinch (seems to be talking to himself)
Eastern Phoebe
American Robins and Cedar Waxwings talking it…
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Eastern wood pewee for flycatcher Friday. Colonel Samuel Smith Park
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Black Phoebe - Sayornis nigricans by Michael Spencer
Via Flickr:
These charismatic birds are becoming one of my favorite subjects, as there seems to be one or two everywhere I end up.
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BOTD: Golden-crowned Spadebill
Photo: Jorge Obando
"Tiny bird of forest undergrowth, named for exceptionally broad bill (difficult to see). Very small and short-tailed. Gives a very high insectlike trill. Usually seen singly or in pairs, always in the lower levels of the forest. Inconspicuous."
- eBird
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Birds from Moidart and Elsewhere: Drawn from Nature. Written and illustrated by Jemima Blackburn. 1895.
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