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Myiarchus crinitus
Medium-sized songbird; large flycatcher with bright yellow belly. Cinnamon rufous in wings and tail and pale wingbars.
Breeds in open deciduous woodlands, old orchards, riparian corridors, wooded swamps, parks, cemeteries, and urban areas with large shade trees.
A treetop hunter of deciduous forests and suburban areas, the Great Crested Flycatcher is easier to hear than to see. The only eastern flycatcher that nests in cavities, it often includes snakeskin in the nest lining.
Spotted on Jul 10, 2012
Submitted on Jul 18, 2012
2 Comments
Thanks Alice! I broke down & got a longer lens - 80-400mm (although I got the less expensive lens that's not entirely compatible so can't use the autofocus) and it's cropped. This is one of a pair that visited my backyard that morning to greet me :-)
Really nice, how did you get the top of the tree so well?