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CMoxon
Urbandale, IA
(Zone 5a)
May 5, 2008
8:43 PM Post #4911640
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I saw this bird (the one on the left) in the tree with papa bluebird this afternoon.
They eyed each other somewhat warily. I thought at first it was the phoebe who has built a nest by my door, but this bird's color is much darker than the phoebe, and the breast is more starkly white. The phoebe is more brownish and buff in comparison. I thought it might be the male but my book doesn't seem to discern between the phoebe genders in that way.
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CMoxon
Urbandale, IA
(Zone 5a)
May 5, 2008
8:43 PM Post #4911644
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Here he is by himself.
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CMoxon
Urbandale, IA
(Zone 5a)
May 5, 2008
8:44 PM Post #4911649
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And one more.
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CMoxon
Urbandale, IA
(Zone 5a)
May 5, 2008
8:46 PM Post #4911656
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One other note - it doesn't wag its tail like the female nest-building phoebe does! |
Resin
Northumberland
(United Kingdom)
(Zone 9a)
May 6, 2008
5:00 AM Post #4913154
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Eastern Kingbird
Resin
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CMoxon
Urbandale, IA
(Zone 5a)
May 6, 2008
9:05 AM Post #4913598
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Super! Thanks Resin - that's another new one for me. |
Mrs_Ed
Whiteside County, IL
(Zone 5a)
May 6, 2008
2:26 PM Post #4914855
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That's cool, my Mom just saw one yesterday too! |
CMoxon
Urbandale, IA
(Zone 5a)
May 6, 2008
2:29 PM Post #4914868
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I like it - it's a fairly distinctive bird now that I know what it is, especially by those white tail feather tips. I will know it when I see it again now. I like that "feature" about a bird - being able to recognize it again!
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