Eastern Phoebe eating a dragonfly. It is sitting on a branch facing toward the camera. Just the tail and wings of the dragonfly remain outside the beak. Visible bird tongue.

Eastern Phoebe eating a dragonfly. It is sitting on a branch facing toward the camera. Most of the dragonfly remain outside the beak as the bird is repositioning the fly. Visible bird tongue.

Eastern Phoebe eating a dragonfly. It is sitting on a branch facing toward the camera. Most of the dragonfly remain outside the beak. The bird is likely about to whack the dragonfly against the branch to make it more amenable to being eaten.

Eastern Phoebe eating a dragonfly. This was only the second dragonfly I have seen this season!
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A phainopepla, sometimes called a silky flycatcher, perched on a thin branch against a pale blue sky in the Arizona USA sunshine.

A striking phainopepla (say that three times fast!), sometimes called a silky flycatcher. Arizona USA. #Birds #Flycatchers #WildlifePhotography #BirdsSeenIn2026 #Photography

What? Black Phoebe. Peace ✌️ #birds #flycatchers #peace

Western Flycatcher

Western Flycatcher

Vermilion Flycatcher

Vermilion Flycatcher

Small, but very effective. Western and Vermilion Flycatchers. Peace! ✌️ #birds #birding #flycatchers #peace

A small, mostly black bird with a very long tail and white crown, perched atop a dead snag and eating an insect it just caught.

Long-tailed Tyrant (Colonia colonus) with prey, Arenal Observatory Lodge, Alajuela, Costa Rica, January 2026.

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Swamp Flycatcher, Lake Mutanda, #Kisoro #uganda #birdsofeastafrica #biodiversity #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birds #birdphotography #conservationphotography #birdsofafrica #flycatchers markscheflen.com

One of the tiniest birds out on the wide open plains... European Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola) This is a male. They are just arriving now to establish their breeding territories. #BirdingHungary #BirdsSeenIn2026 #flycatchers

Vermilion Flycatcher

Vermilion Flycatcher

Vermilion Flycatcher

Vermilion Flycatcher

These two were made for each other. 😊 Peace! ✌️ #birds #birding #flycatchers #peace

DST-ugh. I have my afternoon nap planned. Here is a black phoebe (Sayornis nigricans) near his/her nest and the nest. I did not stay long at the nest as that is stressful for parents and the young could have been due a meal.
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Friday has arrived and I hope everyone finds a way to relax and/or do what they love this weekend. Today we have a black phoebe (Sayornis nigricans). San Benito County, California.
Love & Light.
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Small Niltava (นกนิลตวาเล็ก) ♂ 𝘕𝘪𝘭𝘵𝘢𝘷𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘤𝘨𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘢

Large Niltava (นกนิลตวาใหญ่) ♂ 𝘕𝘪𝘭𝘵𝘢𝘷𝘢 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘴

Siberian Rubythroat (นกคอทับทิม) ♂ 𝘊𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘰𝘱𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘰𝘱𝘦

Grey-winged Blackbird (นกเดินดงดำปีกเทา) 𝘛𝘶𝘳𝘥𝘶𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘭

Small & Large Niltavas, Siberian Rubythroat, & Grey-winged Blackbird showing well for everyone in the very first days in Northern #Thailand on the ongoing #Birdfinders tour

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African Blue flycatcher, #Kisoro #uganda #africanflycatchers #birdsofafrica #birdsseenin2026 #birds #bird #flycatchers #birdphotography #wildbirdphotography #biodiversity #birdsofeastafrica #conservationphotography #ornithology #montaneforests markscheflen.com

Male Vermilion Flycatcher

Male Vermilion Flycatcher

Female Vermilion Flycatcher

Brilliant gorgeous little birds. Always on the job. Vermilion Flycatchers. Peace!✌️ #birds #birding #birdwatching #flycatchers #peace #smile

🪶Black Phoebe - I’m not sure what it about these cool birds but I never see them on natural perches! And this is the same bird!! One day, one day!!

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Vermilion Flycatcher

Vermilion Flycatcher

Vermilion Flycatcher

Vermilion Flycatcher

A couple of cuties. Vermilion Flycatchers. Ruth Hardy Park. Palm Springs. Peace! ✌️ #Birds #birding #birdwatching #flycatchers #palmsprings #peace ✌️

This Black Phoebe is mostly sooty gray on the upperparts and chest, with a slightly darker black head. The belly is clean white, and the wing feathers are edged with pale gray. This bird was perched on a silver metal rail next to one of the ponds at Ellis Creek wetlands in Petaluma, California. There are brown, yellow and green reeds in the background.

Today's Alt #BirdOfTheDay theme is any bird with black and white colors. Here's a cute #BlackPhoebe perched by a pond at Ellis Creek wetlands in Petaluma, California (Oct. 2021) 😍🖤

#birds #flycatchers #Black&White #EastCoastKin #BirdPhotography #Olympus #NorCal @robcrank68.bsky.social

Black Phoebe

Say's Phoebe

Black Phoebe and Say's Phoebe. Two birds, one goal. 😁 Peace! ✌️ #birds #birding #birdwatching #naturephotography #flycatchers #peace #phoebe

Hill Blue Flycatcher (นกจับแมลงคอน้ำตาลแดง), AKA Rufous-throated Cyornis ♂ 𝘊𝘺𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘪

Chinese Blue Flycatcher (นกจับแมลงพันธุ์จีน) ♂ 𝘊𝘺𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘴 𝘨𝘭𝘢𝘶𝘤𝘪𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘴

Hainan Blue Flycatcher (นกจับแมลงอกสีฟ้า), AKA Blue-breasted Cyornis ♂ 𝘊𝘺𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘶𝘴

From bottom to top: Hill, Indochinese, and Hainan ♂

Never seen so many blue #flycatchers (≤20 individuals combined of 4 spp. identified) visiting a single pool in merely an hour!
These include the resident Indochinese, the fully migratory Chinese, and the partially migratory Hill & Hainan. Taken at Tham Pha Tha Pon, #Thailand a few days ago

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Say's Phoebe

Vermilion Flycatcher

Black Phoebe

Extraordinary insect control. And they're cute too! Say's Phoebe, Vermilion Flycatcher, and Black Phoebe. Peace! #birds #birding #birdwatching #flycatchers #insectcontrol #peace

Happy Wednesday. Today' animal is a Say's phoebe (Sayornis saya). San Benito County, California.
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Male Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros) .. one of the commonest #flycatchers in these parts. A lot more in the summer of course, but even in mid-winter, you can usually find a few hanging around. I think they eat mostly berries in the winter. #BirdingHungary #redstarts

Happy Tuesday, today is an in-office workday followed by another tomorrow until 2 p.m. Then... parté. Today we have a Western kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis). San Benito County, California.
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Black Phoebe
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Here's the female Satin Flycatcher (Myiagra cyanoleuca) #BirdingTasmania #BirdingAustralia #flycatchers #FlycatcherFriday

Male Satin Flycatcher (Myiagra cyanoleuca). A member of the Monarch #flycatchers which are found primarily in Australasia. This species is migratory in Tasmania, heading north in the winter. #BirdingAustralia #BirdingTasmania #FlycatcherFriday

Another image of Magpie Lark (Grallina cyanoleuca). It's neither a magpie nor a lark, but a member of the Monarch #flycatchers . A bit strange as it seems to spend most of its time on the ground. #BirdingAustralia #birdingMelbourne #FlycatcherFriday

🎨 Birds Seen In 2025
🐦 Dusky-capped Flycatcher (Myiarchus tuberculifer)
📏 16–18.5 cm
📍 Caño Negro, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica 🇨🇷
🗓 Mar 2025

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White-tailed Blue Flycatcher, Kisoro, Uganda markscheflen.com #birdphotography #birdwatching #birdlovers #birds #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #BirdsSeenIn2024 #biodiversity #conservationphotography #flycatchers #birdsofafrica #birdsofeastafrica #wildlifeconservation #birds #bird #kisoro

Feeding time for Vermilion Flycatchers
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