phoebe

A windswept Eastern Phoebe on our back deck (near Schenectady, NY).

Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) Juvenile.

Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)

Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)

Perched on a old sickle bar mower

Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)

Phoebe on pond apple

Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)

Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)

Don't get these Phoebe's this close very often. Remember and honor all veterans today, we owe them a lot.

Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) Sexes similar.

This pair has been seen in same place for the last 4 years

Taken at the Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline at about 15m. This is a new species for us. Almost dismissed it as another LBJ at a distance, so really glad I asked the ID'ing experts in these forums.

Taken near the Sundial Bridge (Redding, CA, USA). Another one of those "we see them near the house, but it's somehow different photographing one 200 miles from home."

They keep getting a little closer.

Lifer #2 for today,must be the kingbirds younger brother.

Taken at the Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline (Oakland, CA, USA) at less about 8m. Cute, contrasty little flycatchers.

A real beauty high above it all.

Taken at the Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline at about 10m. I find these particular little birds very pretty despite the very simple color scheme.

large crop and you guessed it cloudy day

As I approached the shed this morning, this was the first of the pair of Phoebes who tried to distract me from coming closer. He flew to the horse pasture fence and started watching me. Since he seemed to be the braver one of the two, I am assuming he was the male.

This is the same bird in my previous shot that was "acting coy". I'm including this shot because it shows the fully dark bill, distinguishing it from the Eastern Pewee, on which the lower mandible is light-colored. Also, the wing markings show up better.