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Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Stanley Jones

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus)

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus) with small grasshopper.
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Habitat
Blackland Prairie vegetation area, open field with soccer fields, oxbow, tame pasture, and juniper/oak woodlands at ca. 177 m (581 ft) elevation.
Location
Lions Park, Temple, Bell County, Texas, USA.
Date taken
April 2023
Scientific name
Tyrannus forficatus
Equipment used
Canon
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Reactions: Maia23, fiveroll, Fritz73 and 5 others
bievreJJ
what a wonderful flycatcher indeed, superb inflight capture of this beauty with its catch, top notch, Stanley, many tfs!!
 
Kits
Fantastic detail of him in action with his catch, Stanley.
 
peterday
Opus Editor
Outstanding image of this delightful bird, we were thrilled to see them in Rockport, Texas 10 years ago!
 

Media information

Category
North America
Added by
Stanley Jones
Date added
View count
312
Comment count
8

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS R5
Aperture
ƒ/11
Focal length
223.0 mm
Exposure time
1/2000 second(s)
ISO
1600
Filename
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, Lions Park, Temple.jpg
File size
2.1 MB
Date taken
Sat, 29 April 2023 12:29 PM
Dimensions
1024px x 643px

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