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Western Kingbird and Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Juveniles
Stanley Jones

Western Kingbird and Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Juveniles (Tyrannus verticalis, Tyrannus forficatus)

Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis) Scissor-tailed Flycatcher(Tyrannus forficatus) youngsters testing their bravado. Their parents nested about 30 m (ca. 100 ft) apart in separate trees. They fledged at about the same time. These two would sit within a foot of each other in a tree in-between their nest trees and suddenly fly out and start fighting. Then they would fly to a branch and sit next to each other again.
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Habitat
Post Oak Savannah vegetation area. West of the retention pond and Carters Creek at 84 m (276 ft) elevation.
Location
Brazos Center, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA.
Date taken
June 2024
Scientific name
Tyrannus verticalis, Tyrannus forficatus
Equipment used
Canon
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Reactions: Э́ллин, Mohamad Kamrani, Ignatius and 7 others
bievreJJ
splendid action shot, and an interesting behavior of these two youngsters, Stanley, a real topper, love it, many tfs!!
 
aloktewari
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Fantastic behavioral freeze of this gladiatorial beauties ... fabulous work, Stanley ... tfs ...
 
Kits
What a fascinating behavioural shot, Stanley.
 

Media information

Category
North America
Added by
Stanley Jones
Date added
View count
251
Comment count
16

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS R5
Aperture
ƒ/7.1
Focal length
238.0 mm
Exposure time
1/1600 second(s)
ISO
800
Filename
Western Kingbirdd and Scissor-tailed Flycatcher juveniles testing tgheir bravado, Brazos Cente...jpg
File size
3.4 MB
Date taken
Fri, 28 June 2024 1:46 PM
Dimensions
1920px x 1268px

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