Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
by Jurgen Lorenzen
Title
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
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Jurgen Lorenzen
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
One of my favorite birds to watch in Texas is the Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus) perched here on a branch in Choke Canyon State Park near Three Rivers, Texas.
Scissor-tailed Flycatchers are slender, stout-billed kingbirds with very long, stiff, deeply forked tails. Males have longer tail feathers than females and immatures.
On the southern Great Plains, this beautiful bird is common in summer, often resting on roadside fences and wires. Seen perched at a distance it might suggest a slim, long-tailed Mockingbird -- until it flies, showing off the salmon-pink under the wings, its long tail streamers flaring wide as it maneuvers in mid-air to catch an insect.
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July 23rd, 2019
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Comments (52)
Pat Goltz
Beautiful portrait! We had a rare one in town, but as often as I tried to find him, I never succeeded.
Jurgen Lorenzen
A Big Thank You to the collector from Toronto, ON - Canada, for the purchase of a Coffee Mug - enjoy!
Don Columbus
Congratulations Jurgen, your work is Featured in "Birds In Focus" I invite you to place it in the group's "2019 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L/Tweet
Jurgen Lorenzen
Sorry you never had that experience, Judy - I really appreciate your visit and comment!
Judy Kennedy
I grew up in Texas but never saw this beauty! Thank you for capturing it so brilliantly for our viewing today!
Art Cole
Jurgen, congrats on the Wowie, love the comp and this is such a cool looking bird I may have to go to Texas to see one live.
Debra Martz
Returning to this fantastic image...Congratulations on your well deserved Weekly Wow in Wild Birds of the World!!
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