Another yard another Olive-sided Flycatcher. As I stepped out on to the back deck to grill up some lunch, I looked over the house and noticed a flycatcher at the top of an oak in the front yard. Initially I suspected a Kingbird as it chased insects then returned to the same perch. I reached back into the house and grabbed a pair of binoculars and realized I had myself a new bird (#105) for the yardlist. It is only the second Olive-sided Flycatcher that I've ever found (or did it find me). The first was at my old house when I noticed one on the back wire as I walked through the dining room.
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The one at the old house only stayed a few minutes but yesterday's bird was much more cooperative. It actively hunted down bees (or wasps) and other bugs for about an hour.
Its habit of returning to a preferred vantage point made it possible to get some flight shots as I kept the camera trained at an anticipated landed spot.
A couple of days ago a pair of Red-tailed Hawks sparred over my house.
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| The dropping of the gloves. |
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| Looks like this just went from a hockey fight to a baseball fight, with no blows landed. |
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| Back to their respective benches. |
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