Eastern Kingbird by CavalierLady

Photography • Animals • posted on Jul 12, 2014

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I discovered a completely new bird in my yard today. Several weeks ago I posted an image of a Western Kingbird. This is a first year female Eastern Kingbird. She still has a touch of yellow on her beak and a speckled tail instead of a mostly black tail. I kept looking for a woodpecker because of the clacking noise I heard. Turns out that Kingbirds do "bill snapping" when they see something that they perceive as a threat. Taken this morning in my yard. Try full size. In my next upload, I'll show you what the grasshopper was for. ;) Thank you very much for your views, comments, and faves.

Comments (17)

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caty77

3:50PM | Sat, 12 July 2014

Taken beak in the bag... of gluttony lolll This is nice capture!

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durleybeachbum

4:10PM | Sat, 12 July 2014

How very exciting! A great pic, Maria.

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goodoleboy

4:17PM | Sat, 12 July 2014

The Kingbird atop the branch creates an interesting X pattern, as depicted in this stellar photograph, Maria. Terrific leaf colors and patterns abound in this one.

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