I saw this bird (the one on the left) in the tree with papa bluebird this afternoon.
They eyed each other somewhat warily. I thought at first it was the phoebe who has built a nest by my door, but this bird's color is much darker than the phoebe, and the breast is more starkly white. The phoebe is more brownish and buff in comparison. I thought it might be the male but my book doesn't seem to discern between the phoebe genders in that way.
Here he is by himself.
And one more.
One other note - it doesn't wag its tail like the female nest-building phoebe does!
Eastern Kingbird
Resin
Super! Thanks Resin - that's another new one for me.
That's cool, my Mom just saw one yesterday too!
I like it - it's a fairly distinctive bird now that I know what it is, especially by those white tail feather tips. I will know it when I see it again now. I like that "feature" about a bird - being able to recognize it again!
Claire
